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Enterprise Act 2016

2016 c. 12 · Enacted 4 May 2016 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision relating to the promotion of enterprise and economic growth; provision about Sunday working; and provision restricting exit payments in relation to public sector employment.[4th May 2016]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: The Small Business Commissioner
  2. The Commissioner
  3. 1Small Business Commissioner
  4. “Small businesses”
  5. 2Small businesses in relation to which the Commissioner has functions
  6. General advice and information
  7. 3General advice and information
  8. Complaints scheme
  9. 4The SBC complaints scheme
  10. 5Enquiry into, consideration and determination of complaints
  11. 6Reports on complaints
  12. 7Scheme regulations
  13. 8Confidentiality
  14. Reports and reviews
  15. 9Annual report
  16. 10Review of Commissioner's performance
  17. Power to abolish
  18. 11Power to abolish the Commissioner
  19. 12Regulations under section 11: procedure
  20. Definitions
  21. 13Definitions used in Part 1
  22. Part 2: Regulators
  23. ...
  24. 14Extension of target to provisions made by regulators Repealed
  25. Reporting requirements Not yet in force
  26. 15Duty to report on effect of regulators' code Not yet in force
  27. 16Duty to report on effect of economic growth duty Not yet in force
  28. Application of regulators' principles and code of practice
  29. 17Power of Welsh Ministers to apply regulators' principles and code of practice
  30. 18Removal of restrictions
  31. Secondary legislation: duty to review
  32. 19Secondary legislation: duty to review
  33. Part 3: Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
  34. 20Extending the primary authority scheme
  35. 21Devolved Welsh matters
  36. Part 4: Apprenticeships
  37. 22The Institute for Apprenticeships
  38. 23The Institute for Apprenticeships: transitional provision Repealed
  39. 24Public sector apprenticeship targets
  40. 25Only statutory apprenticeships to be described as apprenticeships
  41. 26Apprenticeships: information sharing
  42. 27Apprenticeship funding
  43. Part 5: Late payment of insurance claims
  44. 28Insurance contracts: implied term about payment of claims
  45. 29Contracting out of the implied term about payment of claims
  46. 30Additional time limit for actions for damages for late payment of insurance claims
  47. Part 6: Non-domestic rating
  48. 31Disclosure of HMRC information in connection with non-domestic rating
  49. 32Alteration of non-domestic rating lists
  50. Part 7: Sunday working
  51. 33Sunday working
  52. Part 8: Other enterprise-related provisions
  53. Industrial development
  54. 34Allowable assistance under Industrial Development Act 1982
  55. 35Grants etc towards electronic communications services and networks
  56. UK Government Investments Limited
  57. 36UK Government Investments Limited
  58. UK Green Investment Bank
  59. 37Disposal of Crown's shares in UK Green Investment Bank company
  60. 38UK Green Investment Bank: transitional provision
  61. The Pubs Code Adjudicator and the Pubs Code
  62. 39Market rent only option: rent assessments etc
  63. 40Reports on avoidance
  64. Part 9: Public sector employment: restrictions on exit payments
  65. 41Restriction on public sector exit payments
  66. Part 10: General provisions
  67. 42Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations
  68. 43Transitional, transitory or saving provision
  69. 44Commencement
  70. 45Extent
  71. 46Short title
  72. Schedule 1: The Small Business Commissioner
  73. Status
  74. 1Paragraph 1
  75. Appointment of Commissioner
  76. 2Paragraph 2
  77. Deputy Commissioners
  78. 3Paragraph 3
  79. 4Paragraph 4
  80. Term of office etc
  81. 5Paragraph 5
  82. Remuneration
  83. 6Paragraph 6
  84. Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners not civil servants
  85. 7Paragraph 7
  86. Acting as Commissioner during vacancy etc
  87. 8Paragraph 8
  88. Conflicts of interest
  89. 9Paragraph 9
  90. Validity of acts
  91. 10Paragraph 10
  92. Staff
  93. 11Paragraph 11
  94. 12Paragraph 12
  95. 13Paragraph 13
  96. Financial and other assistance from the Secretary of State
  97. 14Paragraph 14
  98. Application of seal and proof of documents
  99. 15Paragraph 15
  100. Incidental powers
  101. 16Paragraph 16
  102. Exemption from liability for damages
  103. 17Paragraph 17
  104. Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
  105. 18Paragraph 18
  106. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
  107. 19Paragraph 19
  108. Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975
  109. 20Paragraph 20
  110. Freedom of Information Act 2000
  111. 21Paragraph 21
  112. Schedule 2: Business impact target: consequential and related amendments Repealed
  113. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  114. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  115. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  116. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  117. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  118. Schedule 3: Primary authority scheme: new Schedule 4A to RESA 2008
  119. Paragraph
  120. Schedule 4: The Institute for Apprenticeships
  121. 1Paragraph 1
  122. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  123. 3Paragraph 3
  124. 4Paragraph 4
  125. 5Paragraph 5
  126. 6Paragraph 6
  127. 7Paragraph 7
  128. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  129. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  130. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  131. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  132. Schedule 5: Sunday working
  133. Employment Rights Act 1996
  134. 1Paragraph 1
  135. 2Paragraph 2
  136. 3Paragraph 3
  137. 4Paragraph 4
  138. 5Paragraph 5
  139. 6Paragraph 6
  140. 7Paragraph 7
  141. 8Paragraph 8
  142. 9Paragraph 9
  143. 10Paragraph 10
  144. 11Paragraph 11
  145. Employment Act 2002
  146. 12Paragraph 12
  147. Schedule 6: Restriction on public sector exit payments: consequential and related provision
  148. Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
  149. 1Paragraph 1
  150. 2Paragraph 2
  151. 3Paragraph 3
  152. Power to amend public sector schemes
  153. 4Paragraph 4
  154. Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2356) Not yet in force
  155. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force