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This Order brings into force further provisions of the Consumer Credit Act 2006, which amend the Consumer Credit Act 1974 More
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An Act to amend the Consumer Credit Act 1974; to extend the ombudsman scheme under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to cover licensees under the Consumer Credit Act 1974; and for connected purposes. More
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These Regulations implement Council Directive 90/314/EEC on package travel, package holidays, and package tours (OJ No. L158, 13 June 1990, p.59).
The Regulations control the sale and performance of packages sold or offered for sale in the UK. Packages are defined as the pre-arranged combination of at least two of the following when sold or offered for sale at an inclusive price and when the service covers a period of 24 hours or more or includes overnight accommodation More
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An Act to consolidate the law relating to the sale of goods More
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These Regulations amend the Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) Regulations 2005 (“the CIS Regulations”), making changes to the way Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs may recover deductions on account of tax due under the construction industry scheme. Similar changes have recently been made in relation to earnings-related contributions (by the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No.3) Regulations 2008) and tax due under PAYE (by the Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2008) More
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This Order revokes, with effect from 23rd June 2008, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Code of Practice for Trade Organisations and Qualifications Bodies (ISBN 0-11-703418-5) (“the Code”), which was issued by the Disability Rights Commission under section 53A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”), and came into effect on 1st October 2004 (S.I. 2004/2302) More
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This Order brings the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Code of Practice for Trade Organisations, Qualifications Bodies and General Qualifications Bodies (“the Code”) into force on 23rd June 2008. The Code was issued by the Commission for Equality and Human Rights under section 14(1) of the Equality Act 2006 on 16th May 2008 More
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These Regulations further amend the Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities)(Statutory Duties) Regulations 2005 (S.I.2005/2966). Those Regulations impose duties on public authorities listed in Schedule 1 to prepare and publish a Disability Equality Scheme, to revise it at intervals, to implement certain components of the Scheme, and publish an annual report of progress More
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These Rules prescribe fees in relation to matters arising under the Patents Act 1977 and the Patents Rules 2007 (SI 2007/3291). These Rules take into account the Patents Rules 2007 and the revocation by those Rules of the Patents (Fees) Rules 1998 (SI 1998/1778) as last amended by the Patents (Amendment) Rules 2005 (SI 2005/2496). There have been no fee increases More
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These Regulations make provision to give effect to Community legislation in relation to compulsory licences and supplementary protection certificates More
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These Regulations implement Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 May 1997 (O.J. No. L144, 4.6.97, p.19) on the protection of consumers in relation to distance contracts, with the exception of Article 10 More
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These Regulations implement Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community framework for electronic signatures[5]. The provisions of this Directive which are implemented relate to the supervision of certification-service-providers, their liability in certain circumstances and data protection requirements concerning them; provisions in the Directive relating to the admissibility of electronic signatures as evidence in legal proceedings were implemented by section 7 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 (2000 c. 7) More
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These Regulations amend the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 ("the Principal Regulations") More
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An Act to impose further limits on the extent to which under the law of England and Wales and Northern Ireland civil liability for breach of contract, of for negligence or other breach of duty, can be avoided by means of contract terms and otherwise, and under the law of Scotland civil liability can be avoided by means of contract terms More
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An Act to authorise the payment of food subsidies; to confer on the Secretary of State power to regulate the price of food and certain other goods and on the Price Commission additional powers for preventing or restricting increases in prices and charges; to make provision for requiring prices to be indicated on or in relation to goods offered or exposed for sale by retail and for requiring information as to the range within which food and certain other goods are commonly being sold by retail within the United Kingdom to be displayed by retailers dealing in those goods; to confer power to abolish the Pay Board; and for purposes connected with those matters More
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These Regulations impose requirements concerning the safety of products intended for consumers or which are likely to be used by consumers More
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These Regulations amend the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/2334) ("the principal Regulations"). The principal Regulations partially implement Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 May 1997 (O.J. No. L144, 4.6.97, p.19) on the protection of consumers in relation to distance contracts More
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These Regulations amend the Company and Business Names Regulations 1981 (S.I. 1981/1685) More
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An Act to make provision in connection with the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games that are to take place in London in the year 2012; to amend the Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995; and for connected purposes. More
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An Act to provide for the appointment of a Director General of Fair Trading and of a Consumer Protection Advisory Committee, and to confer on the Director General and the Committee so appointed, on the Secretary of State, on the Restrictive Practices Court and on certain other courts new functions for the protection of consumers; to make provision, in substitution for the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices (Inquiry and Control) Act 1948 and the Monopolies and Mergers Act 1965, for the matters dealt with in those Acts and related matters, including restrictive labour practices; to amend the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956 and the Restrictive More
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An Act to specify certain factors that may be taken into account by a court determining a claim in negligence or breach of statutory duty; to make provision about damages for mesothelioma; and to make provision for the regulation of claims management services More
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An Act to confer functions on the Office of Communications; to make provision about the regulation of the provision of electronic communications networks and services and of the use of the electro-magnetic spectrum; to make provision about the regulation of broadcasting and of the provision of television and radio services; to make provision about mergers involving newspaper and other media enterprises and, in that connection, to amend the Enterprise Act 2002; and for connected purposes More
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These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1). More
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An Act to amend, and make provision for the amendment of, statutory provisions and rules of law in order to remove or reduce certain burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of trades, businesses or professions or otherwise, and for other deregulatory purposes; to make further provision in connection with the licensing of operators of goods vehicles; to make provision for and in connection with the contracting out of certain functions vested in Ministers of the Crown, local authorities, certain governmental bodies and the holders of certain offices; and for purposes connected therewith More
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These Rules amend the Trade Mark Rules 2000 (SI 2000/136) (“the 2000 Rules”) and the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2000 (SI 2000/137) (“the Fees Rules”) More
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These Regulations may be cited as the Working Time Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st October 1998. These Regulations extend to Great Britain only More
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These Regulations, made under a power contained in section 13 of the Work and Families Act 2006, amend the Working Time Regulations 1998. These Regulations apply to Great Britain only. The subject matter of the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949 is devolved to the Scottish Parliament and no provision is made in these Regulations in respect of workers to whom that Act applies More
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These Regulations make further provision for the proper conduct of employment agencies and employment businesses; they increase protection for work-seekers, reduce certain regulatory burdens on employment businesses and also make minor clarifications to the 2003 Regulations More
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These notes refer to the Communications Act 2003 (c.21), which received Royal Assent on 17 July 2003 More
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An Act to confer power on the Greater London Authority and certain local authorities to impose a levy on non-domestic ratepayers to raise money for expenditure on projects expected to promote economic development; and for connected purposes. More
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An Act to amend section 8(5) of the Industrial Development Act 1982 and to amend section 1(1) of the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991. More
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This Order amends the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1119) (as amended) (“the 2000 Regulations”) and makes an amendment to the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2781). The 2000 Regulations implemented Council Directive No. 98/5/EC (“the Directive”), dated 16th February 1998, to facilitate the practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in certain States other than the State in which the professional qualification was obtained. More
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This Order clarifies the scope of the prohibitions on exportation of goods in the Export Control Order 2008 so as to ensure that breaches of the controls created by the Order are amenable to action under the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979. More
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These Regulations further implement Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on settlement finality in payment and security systems (OJ L 166, 19.5.98). More
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These Regulations amend the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1941 as amended by S.I. 2004/1188, S.I. 2005/894 and S.I. 2006/1492) (“the 2003 Regulations”), which implemented Articles 9 and 11 of Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p 10) (“the 1994 Directive”) as amended. More
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These Regulations implement Directive No. 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17th June 1999 on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures, as amended by two further Directives and the Act of Accession to the European Union (“the 1999 Directive”). The two amending Directives are Directive 2006/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17th May 2006, and Council Directive 2006/103/EC of 20th November 2006. More
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An Act to prohibit the opening of large shops on Christmas Day and to restrict the loading or unloading of goods at such shops on Christmas Day More
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These Regulations amend the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 (the “2007 Regulations”). The 2007 Regulations impose on producers the obligation to recover and recycle packaging waste, and related obligations. These Regulations change the recovery and recycling targets for 2008, 2009 and 2010 imposed on producers by the 2007 Regulations. More
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The Reinsurance Directive applies only to reinsurers which carry out reinsurance to the exclusion of direct insurance business and therefore does not apply to mixed insurers (other than by virtue of amendments made to the directives referred to in its title) More
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These Regulations require any person intending to carry out a construction project with an estimated cost greater than £300,000 to prepare a site waste management plan More
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An Act to replace the Merchandise Marks Acts 1887 to 1953 by fresh provisions prohibiting misdescriptions of goods, services, accommodation and facilities provided in the course of trade; to prohibit false or misleading indications as to the price of goods; to confer power to require information on instructions relating to goods to be marked on or to accompany the goods or to be included in advertisements; to prohibit the unauthorised use of devices or emblems signifying royal awards; to enable the Parliament of Northern Ireland to make laws relating to merchandise marks; and for purposes connected with those matters More
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These Regulations make amendments consequential to the coming into force of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. These Regulations replace references to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 with the appropriate references to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 in the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004, the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004 and the ACAS Arbitration Scheme (Great Britain) Order 2004 More
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These Regulations amend the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3289) (“the 2006 Regulations”), which transpose the main provisions of Council Directive 2002/96/EC of 27th January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (OJ No. L37, 13.2.2003, p.24) as amended by Council Directive 2003/108/EC (OJ No. L345, 31.12.2003, p.106) More
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An act to establish and provide for the functions of the Office of Fair Trading, the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the Competition Service; to make provision about mergers and market structures and conduct; to amend the constitution and functions of the Competition Commission; to create an offence for those entering into certain anti-competitive agreements; to provide for the disqualification of directors of companies engaging in certain anti-competitive practices; to make other provision about competition law; to amend the law relating to the protection of the collective interests of consumers; to make further provision about the disclosure of information obtained under competition and consumer legislation; to amend the Insolvency Act 1986 and make other provision about insolvency; and for connected purposes More
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The Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 14(6), 25(5), 32, 74B, 77(9), 92, 123, 125A and 130(2) of the Patents Act 1977(1). In accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(2), the Secretary of State has consulted the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council More
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This Order makes provision in relation to insurance business transfer schemes by amending provisions of the Corporation Tax Acts More
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