http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/26/section/53Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015An Act to make provision about improved access to finance for businesses and individuals; to make provision about regulatory provisions relating to business and certain voluntary and community bodies; to make provision about the exercise of procurement functions by certain public authorities; to make provision for the creation of a Pubs Code and Adjudicator for the regulation of dealings by pub-owning businesses with their tied pub tenants; to make provision about the regulation of the provision of childcare; to make provision about information relating to the evaluation of education; to make provision about the regulation of companies; to make provision about company filing requirements; to make provision about the disqualification from appointments relating to companies; to make provision about insolvency; to make provision about the law relating to employment; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-01-09Expert Participation2025-08-20 PART 4 531The Adjudicator may investigate whether a pub-owning business has failed to comply with the Pubs Code if the Adjudicator has reasonable grounds to suspect that—athe business has failed to comply with the Pubs Code, orbthe business has failed to follow a recommendation made under section 56.2The Adjudicator may not carry out an investigation until the guidance required by section 61(1) has been published.S. 53 in force at 21.7.2016 by S.I. 2016/532, reg. 3