UK Statutory Instrument SI 2025/610 United Kingdom

The Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader6 Any Person1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.008 Use of a fixed price Regulated
  • Ensure fixed-price pig contracts include required terms and respond to price review requestsTrader
s.009 Use of a variable price Regulated
  • Comply with variable price rules in pig purchase contractsTrader
s.011 Referral of relevant variable price to independent third party Regulated
  • Include a third-party verification procedure in variable-price pig contractsTrader
s.016 Variation of terms Regulated
  • Ensure contract changes are agreed in writing by both partiesAny Person
s.017 Dispute resolution Regulated
  • Include dispute resolution procedure in pig purchase contractsTrader
s.019 Referral of complaint to the Secretary of State Regulated
  • Cooperate with the Secretary of State's investigation into pig contract complaintsTrader
s.024 Notice of decision Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must issue a written decision after representations periodCrown / Minister / Government department
s.025 Appeals Regulated
  • Pay compensation or penalty within 28 days after appeal decisionTrader
19 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, extent and application
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Requirement to use a pig purchase contract and general provisions
s.004 Notice to disapply the Regulations
s.005 Format of a pig purchase contract
s.006 Duration of pig purchase contract
s.007 Permitted pricing
s.010 Method and frequency of payment
s.012 Quantity to be supplied
s.013 Collection or delivery of the pigs
s.014 Force majeure
s.015 Notices under a pig purchase contract
s.018 Termination
s.020 Power to impose a civil penalty or require compensation
s.021 Requirement of the Secretary of State to publish guidance
s.022 Notice of intent
s.023 Representations
s.026 Review
s.027 Amendment of the Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024

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