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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.

1,114 matching statutes

  • United Kingdom

    Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979

    2 provisions

    This Act sets rules for tobacco excise duty, including what counts as tobacco products, when duty is charged, and what the Commissioners and Treasury may do.

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  • United Kingdom

    Disability Discrimination Act 1995

    9 provisions

    This provision defines disability, lets the Office issue guidance, and sets out disability discrimination rules for employment, services, associations, and premises.

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  • United Kingdom

    National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

    14 provisions

    This provision sets out core duties and powers for Scottish health service bodies, including promoting the health service, providing primary medical services, securing patient advice services, and overseeing quality and inspections.

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  • United Kingdom

    Civil Aviation Act 1949

    5 provisions

    This part sets up the Minister of Civil Aviation and gives powers to regulate civil aviation, aerodromes, air navigation, and related orders.

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  • United Kingdom

    Deregulation Act 2015

    11 provisions

    This provision mainly amends several existing laws: it changes rules on apprenticeships, safety helmets for Sikhs, private hire vehicles, outer space licences, smoke control areas, insolvency practitioner authorisation, auditor resignation notices, and public rights of way.

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  • United Kingdom

    Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021

    3 provisions

    This Part sets out powers and duties for patient-safety, medicines, veterinary medicines, and medical-devices regulation, including appointing a Commissioner for Patient Safety, making regulations, and enforcing medical-device notices.

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  • United Kingdom

    Mental Capacity Act 2005

    8 provisions

    This provision sets core rules for assessing capacity, acting in a person’s best interests, using lasting powers of attorney, court powers, deprivation of liberty, advance decisions, deputies, and research involving people who lack capacity.

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  • United Kingdom

    Social Security Administration Act 1992

    16 provisions

    The provision sets claim conditions for benefits and lets regulations require work-focused interviews, work-related activity, and related administrative rules.

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  • United Kingdom

    Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981

    5 provisions

    This provision defines “public service vehicle” and sets the main licensing, fitness, notification, and enforcement rules for PSV use.

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  • United Kingdom

    Civil Aviation Act 1971

    5 provisions

    This provision sets up the Civil Aviation Authority, gives the Secretary of State appointment and guidance powers, and gives the Authority and Ministers various powers and duties about aviation regulation, finance, reports, and emergency control.

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  • United Kingdom

    Companies Act 1947

    1 provisions

    This Act changes some company and bankruptcy rules, including wage priority, holiday pay treatment, fraudulent preference provisions, and the Act’s commencement.

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  • United Kingdom

    Postal Services Act 2000

    5 provisions

    This provision sets out the Postal Services Council’s functions, reporting duties, information-sharing limits, and some postal offences and penalties, while also giving the Secretary of State, the Treasury, and OFCOM powers over certain postal-company and scheme matters.

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  • United Kingdom

    Ports Act 1991

    3 provisions

    This Part lets relevant port authorities form successor companies, transfer port assets and functions to them, and requires levies and approvals for certain securities disposals.

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  • United Kingdom

    Football Governance Act 2025

    6 provisions

    This Part sets up the Football Governance Act’s regulator, requires clubs to have the right licence before operating a relevant team, and gives the IFR powers and duties over licences, guidance, reports, and owner/officer suitability.

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  • United Kingdom

    Children Act 2004

    5 provisions

    This provision sets out the Children’s Commissioner’s functions and duties, plus related safeguarding powers and duties for the Secretary of State, local authorities, and safeguarding partners.

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  • United Kingdom

    Children Act 1989

    19 provisions

    The provision centers the child’s welfare in court decisions, limits when orders can be made, and sets rules for parental responsibility, guardianship, reports, activity directions, and enforcement.

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  • United Kingdom

    Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979

    4 provisions

    This Act sets definitions for hydrocarbon oils and related fuels, sets excise duty rates, and gives the Treasury and Commissioners powers over directions, regulations, reliefs, and rebates.

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