Currently, two to three new Regulation entries are added to the Archive each day. Regulation Watch covers business related topics such as new legislation, changes in legislation, consultations and regulatory body announcements.
1st
Business Laws
New Regulation: Legislation giving local authorities greater powers to tackle scrap metal theft comes into force on 1 October 2013.
Start Date: 1st October 2013
Business Laws
Amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act removing "strict liability" for the breaches of certain health and safety regulations.
Start Date: 1st October 2013
Rates & Reliefs
New Rates: The National Minimum Wage will increase to £6.31 for adults, £5.03 for 18-20 year olds and £3.72 for 16-17 year olds.
Start Date: 1st October 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: Views are invited on the proposed vision, values and strategy of the Competition and Markets Authority.
Response Deadline: 12th November 2013
Business Laws
New Regulation: Regulations revoking and replacing legislation on the reporting of workplace injuries comes into effect on 1 October 2013.
Start Date: 1st October 2013
Business Laws
New Regulation: Reforms to keep investors and shareholders better informed about directors' pay come into force on 1 October 2013.
Start Date: 1st October 2013
Business Laws
Regulation Repeal: The requirement for large construction sites to have a site waste management plan will be removed from October 2013.
Start Date: 1st October 2013
Business Laws
New Regulation: Carbon monoxide alarms will have to be fitted when new boilers or gas appliances are installed in Scottish properties, under a change to the law.
Start Date: 1st October 2013
Business Laws
New Regulation: Amendments to the trade marks rules introducing a fast track opposition procedure come into effect in October 2013. [PDF]
Start Date: 1st October 2013
Business Laws
New Regulation: The requirement for first aid training providers to be HSE approved will be removed in October 2013.
Start Date: 1st October 2013
Business Laws
Regulation Update: Firms who do not pay the NMW will be named and shamed under new rules coming into force in October 2013.
Start Date: 1st October 2013
2nd
Compliance Guidance
Legal Guide: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills updates guidance on the Packaging Essential Requirements.
Published Date: 2nd October 2013
Compliance Guidance
Regulator Guide: The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency publishes new guidance for the light goods vehicles (LGV) sector.
Published Date: 30th September 2013
Compliance Guidance
Legal Guide: The Home Office publishes guidance on the fees local authorities can charge when issuing dealer licences.
Published Date: 12th August 2013
3rd
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Financial Conduct Authority consults on how it intends to take over regulation of the consumer credit industry.
Response Deadline: 3rd December 2013
4th
Compliance Guidance
Export Guide: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills updates guidance on OGELs that do not fit into other categories.
Published Date: 4th October 2013
Legal Statistics
Law Statistics: Planning application decisions were made four weeks quicker in Q1 2013 than the previous quarter, Government figures show.
Published Date: 2nd October 2013
7th
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consults on proposals to simplify company filing requirements.
Response Deadline: 22nd November 2013
Regulation Consultations
Regulator Consultation: The EU Commission is inviting views from stakeholders on crowdfunding in the EU.
Response Deadline: 31st December 2013
Business Laws
New Regulation: Legislation on the labelling of fishery products comes into force on 7 October 2013. [PDF]
Start Date: 7th October 2013
Regulator Services
Licensing Services: The Security Industry Authority announces that it will begin accepting licence applications from April 2014.
Published Date: 7th October 2013
8th
Court Rulings
UK Ruling: A clause entitling an employer to deduct expenses from an employees wages was enforceable, the Employment Appeal Tribunal rules.
Ruling Date: 8th October 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Insolvency Service consults on proposals to consolidate and replace the Insolvency Rules 1986.
Response Deadline: 24th January 2014
Court Rulings
EU Ruling: The EU Court of Justice rules on the extent to which rights holders can bring EU infringement claims before courts in their own country.
Ruling Date: 3rd October 2013
10th
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: Views are invited on proposals to simplify insolvency law as part of the Red Tape Challenge.
Response Deadline: 10th October 2013
Compliance Guidance
Regulator Guide: The GLA publishes a brief on the minimum charge rates between labour providers and users to apply from 1 October 2013. [PDF]
Published Date: 20th September 2013
11th
Regulation Consultations
Consultation: Victims bullied or misled into buying are to be given new rights to get their money back from rogue traders whose practices cost billions.
Response Deadline: 11th October 2013
Compliance Guidance
Legal Guide: The SRA warns that some of the business models adopted to comply with the ban could breach other parts of the Code of Conduct.
Published Date: 11th October 2013
Regulation Consultations
Consultation Outcome: The Scottish Government publishes the outcome of the consultation on proposed changes to the alcohol licensing regime.
Published Date: 11th October 2013
Court Rulings
Licence Guide: The Gangmasters Licensing Authority publishes a guide on its new approach to application inspections, effective from 1 October 2013.
Published Date: 24th July 2013
Regulation Consultations
Regulator Consultation: Department of Energy and Climate Change consults on proposals for key mechanisms for electricity market reform.
Response Deadline: 24th December 2013
14th
Legal Statistics
Regulator Statistics: The Environment Agency publishes a report on the number of successful prosecutions for waste crime in 2012/13.
Published Date: 14th October 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: Views are invited on proposed changes to legislation relating to application requirements for onshore oil and gas.
Response Deadline: 14th October 2013
15th
Compliance Guidance
Legal Guide: HMRC has published guidance on calculating the national minimum wage to ensure compliance with NMW legislation.
Published Date: 10th October 2013
Compliance Guidance
Health and Safety Guide: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publishes revised guidance on the employment of young people.
Published Date: 14th October 2013
16th
Compliance Guidance
Export Guide: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has updated guidance on trade sanctions, embargoes and restrictions.
Published Date: 16th October 2013
17th
Regulation Consultations
Regulator Consultation: The Office of Fair Trading consults on draft guidance on legislation covering the private rented sector.
Response Deadline: 10th December 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency consults on amendments to the boatmasters’ licence (BML) regulations.
Response Deadline: 26th November 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Intellectual Property Office invites views on an amendment to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Response Deadline: 27th November 2013
Compliance Guidance
Law Guide: The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills updates a policy paper and guide on the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act.
Published Date: 17th October 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Food Standards Agency consults on proposals to replace a regulation on official controls for feed and food law.
Response Deadline: 9th January 2014
18th
Compliance Guidance
Export Guide: The Export Control Organisation publishes the latest licensing trends and guidance on export licence applications.
Published Date: 11th October 2013
Court Rulings
UK Ruling: The High Court rules on the circumstances under which directors may legitimately defer to the views of their fellow directors.
Ruling Date: 18th October 2013
Legal Statistics
Energy Statistics: The Department of Energy and Climate Change publishes statistics on the Green Deal and measures installed under the ECO.
Published Date: 17th October 2013
19th
Compliance Guidance
Health and Safety Guide: The government issues advice for firms ahead of the second strike taking place on 19 October 2013.
Published Date: 14th October 2013
21st
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consults on the single market and the free movement of services.
Response Deadline: 13th January 2014
Regulator Services
Regulator Event: The EU health and safety regulator is coordinating a week-long event to promote risk prevention in the workplace.
Event Dates: 21st-25th October 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs consults on a review of the balance of competences for agriculture.
Response Deadline: 13th January 2014
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs consults on a review of the balance of competences for fisheries.
Response Deadline: 13th January 2014
22nd
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The EU Commission consults on possible measures to reduce ocean waste.
Response Deadline: 18th December 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: Views are invited on the results of the recent review of the building regulations framework and housing standards.
Response Deadline: 22nd October 2013
Compliance Guidance
Health and Safety Guide: The Health and Safety Executive updates guidance on sensible risk assessment in the health and social care sector.
Published Date: 17th October 2013
Compliance Guidance
Environment Guide: The Environment Agency publishes guidance on the prevention of accidents at hazardous waste management facilities.
Published Date: 22nd October 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consults on the balance of competences for economic development.
Published Date: 13th January 2014
23rd
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs consults on freezing pollution fees and charges.
Response Deadline: 18th December 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport consults on proposed reforms to entertainment licensing.
Response Deadline: 17th December 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Government consults on the balance of competences for competition and consumer protection policy.
Response Deadline: 13th January 2014
Court Rulings
UK Ruling: The Court of Appeal ruled that a company's refusal to engage in ADR was unreasonable and therefore liable for cost sanctions.
Ruling Date: 23rd October 2013
24th
Court Rulings
UK Ruling: The Court of Appeal rules that hourly-paid employees have the right to guarantee payments where their working hours have been reduced temporarily.
Ruling Date: 11th October 2013
28th
EU Laws
Medical Regulations: The European Medicines Agency has implemented new notification requirements for marketing authorisation holders.
Implementation Deadline: 28th October 2013
Business Laws
Export Licensing: Following a review of the current suspensions of Egypt export licences, certain suspensions will be modified.
Published Date: 25th October 2013
Compliance Guidance
Best Practice Guide: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has published guidance for UK companies on doing business in Namibia.
Published Date: 28th October 2013
Legal Statistics
Regulator Statistics: Out of the 2,067 sites visited by the Health and Safety Executive, more than 1,000 failed basic safety checks.
Published Date: 21st October 2013
29th
Regulation Consultations
Consultation Report: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills publishes the consultation outcome for reforms to apprenticeships.
Published Date: 28th October 2013
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: Views are invited on a policy review of the Clean Air Act as part of the Red Tape Challenge.
Response Deadline: 29th October 2013
30th
Legal Statistics
Regulator Statistics: The Health and Safety executive has published data on workplace health and safety in 2012/13.
Published Date: 30th October 2013
31st
Business Laws
Regulation Update: The Government publishes a list of planning regulations to be amended or revoked as part of the red tape challenge.
Published Date: 30th October 2013
Business Laws
New Regulation: Draft legislation making amendments to TUPE scheduled to come into effect from January 2014 has been published.
Published Date: 31st October 2013
Business Laws
New Regulation: Legislation revoking and remaking the current SRs on food additives and chemicals comes into force on 31 October 2013.
Start Date: 31st October 2013
Business Laws
New Regulation: New legislation to replace the current SRs on food additives and chemicals comes into force on 31 October 2013.
Start Date: 31st October 2013
Business Laws
New Regulation: Legislation revoking the current SRs on food additives and chemicals comes into force on 31 October 2013. [PDF]
Start Date: 31st October 2013
Business Diary: UK Regulations - October 2013