Business registration in United Kingdom | Esheria Regulatory Atlas

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Business registration in United Kingdom

Registration, licensing, names, permits, and formal establishment requirements. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

1,197 matching statutes

  • United Kingdom

    Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001

    2 provisions

    This provision creates a registration scheme for registration plate suppliers, gives the Secretary of State powers over the register and related regulations, and makes several registration, notice, inspection, and false-plate offences.

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  • United Kingdom

    Opticians Act 1989

    5 provisions

    This part sets up the General Optical Council, gives it registration and governance powers, and requires the Council to maintain registers, approve qualifications and training, and manage fitness-to-practise-related processes.

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  • United Kingdom

    Medway Council Act 2001

    1 provisions

    The Act sets registration, record-keeping, notice, display, inspection, and offence rules for second-hand goods dealers, occasional sales, and squat trading in Medway.

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  • United Kingdom

    Kent County Council Act 2001

    1 provisions

    This Act sets rules for second-hand goods dealers, occasional sales, and squat trading in Kent, including registration, record-keeping, notices, inspections, and offences.

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  • United Kingdom

    Nottingham City Council Act 2003

    1 provisions

    This Act sets registration rules for second-hand goods dealers in Nottingham and notice/record-keeping rules for occasional sales and squat trading.

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  • United Kingdom

    Companies Act 1985

    22 provisions

    This provision mainly regulates company prospectuses, filing requirements, prospectus-related offences, and procedures for reducing share capital.

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  • United Kingdom

    City of Newcastle upon Tyne Act 2000

    1 provisions

    This Act gives the council powers over street trading, door supervisor registration, second-hand goods dealer registration, and free literature controls in the city.

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  • United Kingdom

    Value Added Tax Act 1994

    29 provisions

    This provision charges VAT on UK supplies and imports, sets a 20% rate, and gives the Treasury and Commissioners powers to make VAT-related orders and regulations.

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  • United Kingdom

    Company and Business Names (Chamber of Commerce, Etc.) Act 1999

    1 provisions

    The Secretary of State must ensure “chamber of commerce” and the Welsh equivalent are specified in the relevant name-approval regulations, must consult a representative body before deciding certain company-name approvals, and may issue guidance and amend the list of representative bodies.

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  • United Kingdom

    North Yorkshire County Council Act 1991

    1 provisions

    This Act lets the council control when Cawood Bridge must be opened, charge fees for some openings, and regulate occasional sales and second-hand goods dealers.

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  • United Kingdom

    Dentists Act 1984

    8 provisions

    This part sets up the General Dental Council’s main duties, registration system, reporting, guidance, and related powers for dentistry regulation.

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  • United Kingdom

    Limited Partnerships Act 1907

    3 provisions

    This part defines key terms for limited partnerships and sets out registration, notice, and management rules for general and limited partners.

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  • United Kingdom

    Architects Registration Act 1938 (repealed 21.7.1997)

    1 provisions

    The Act restricts use of the word “Architect” in business names unless a person is registered, while allowing specified visiting EEC architects to practise in the UK if they meet filing and certification requirements.

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  • United Kingdom

    Companies Act 1948

    17 provisions

    This provision sets out how companies are formed, what the memorandum and articles must contain, how they may be altered, and several filing and prospectus requirements.

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  • United Kingdom

    Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026

    6 provisions

    This provision sets out major tobacco and vape retail rules, including age-of-sale offences, display notices, licensing limits, and related enforcement powers.

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  • United Kingdom

    Trade Marks Act 1994

    7 provisions

    This provision defines trade marks, sets the main registration refusal grounds, and gives registered trade mark proprietors exclusive enforcement rights, including infringement claims and delivery up.

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