UK Act of Parliament 1993 c. 11 United Kingdom

Harris Tweed Act 1993

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader1

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

What it requires

Sections 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.006 Accounts (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Harris Tweed Authority must keep proper accounts and arrange annual auditsStatutory regulator
s.011 Further provisions about Company’s foreign property, rights and liabilities (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Ensure foreign property and liabilities are transferred to the Harris Tweed AuthorityTrader
18 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Short title, commencement and extent (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Creation and duties of Authority (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Financing of Authority (opens in a new tab)
s.005 General and specific powers (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Definition of Harris Tweed (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Additional requirements in relation to Harris Tweed (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Injunctions and interdicts (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Property, rights and liabilities of Company to vest in Authority, etc (opens in a new tab)
s.012 The quorum for meetings of the Authority shall be such... (opens in a new tab)
s.013 If at any meeting the votes are equally divided on... (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Minutes shall be kept of each meeting of the Authority... (opens in a new tab)
s.015 (1) A member of the Authority who is directly or... (opens in a new tab)
s.016 The validity of any proceedings of the Authority shall not... (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Subject to paragraphs 12 to 15 above, the Authority may... (opens in a new tab)
s.018 The Authority may appoint committees of its members and may... (opens in a new tab)
s.019 (1) This paragraph has effect in relation to the execution... (opens in a new tab)
s.020 (1) Under the law of England and Wales a contract... (opens in a new tab)

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