{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pubs-code-etc-regulations-2016/regulation-41",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pubs-code-etc-regulations-2016/regulation-41.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/790",
  "legislation_title": "The Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pubs-code-etc-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/41",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "41",
  "heading": "Business development managers",
  "text": "(1) The pub-owning business must ensure that each of its business development managers—\n(a) receives a copy of these Regulations before the business development manager liaises with tied pub tenants over any matters relating to the Regulations;\n(b) is provided with appropriate training in relation to the requirements of these Regulations at least once every 12 months; and\n(c) deals with tied pub tenants in a manner that is consistent with the principle referred to in section 42(3)(a) of SBEEA 2015.\n(2) A pub-owning business must provide to its tied pub tenants information about—\n(a) the role of the business development manager; and\n(b) the support and guidance which the business development manager will provide to the tenants.\n(3) Where a business development manager is responsible for conducting rent assessments or assessments of money payable in lieu of rent, the pub-owning business must ensure that the business development manager receives appropriate training before conducting any such assessment.\n(4) A pub-owning business must ensure that the business development manager—\n(a) makes appropriate notes of any discussions with tied pub tenants in connection with—\n(i) rent proposals;\n(ii) rent assessments or assessments of money payable in lieu of rent;\n(iii) repairs to the tied pub premises;\n(iv) matters relating to the tied pub tenants’ current or future business plans;\n(b) provides tied pub tenants with a record of any such discussions within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the discussion occurred; and\n(c) requests that the tenant respond to the business development manager if the tenant does not agree with any aspect of the record within the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the record was received.\n(5) A pub-owning business must specify, in a document published by the pub-owning business—\n(a) its commitment towards the continuous professional development and improvement of its business development managers; and\n(b) how it proposes to fulfil such a commitment, referring where appropriate to relevant qualifications and training.\n(6) A “business development manager” means—\n(a) a person who is employed as such by a pub-owning business; or\n(b) any other person who represents the pub-owning business in negotiations with tied pub tenants in connection with the matters listed in paragraph (4)(a).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 41 in force at 21.7.2016, see reg. 1(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/790/regulation/41",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:21:16.726869+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}