2016 No. 532 (C. 32)
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2016
Made
The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 160(1), 161(1), 161(2) and 164(1) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 20151 makes the following Regulations.
Citation and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2016.
2
In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.
Provisions coming into force on 2nd May 20162
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 2nd May 2016—
a
section 41 (the Adjudicator) and Part 1 (the Pubs Code Adjudicator) and Part 3 (amendments of legislation) of Schedule 1;
b
section 63 (levy funding);
c
section 64 (loans by Secretary of State); and
d
section 65 (review of Adjudicator and guidance from Secretary of State).
Provisions coming into force on the later of 26th May 2016 or the day after the day on which the Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016 are made3
The provisions in Part 4 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Act come into force, to the extent that they are not yet in force, on the later of—
a
26th May 2016; or
b
the day after the day on which the Pubs Code etc. Regulations 20162 are made.
Provision coming into force on 1st June 20164
1
Section 38 of the Act (exemption from liability for bodies concerned with accounting standards etc) comes into force on 1st June 2016, to the extent that it is not yet in force.
2
The repeal of section 18 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 (exemption from liability)3, resulting from paragraph (1), does not affect any exemption from liability arising under that section in respect of acts or omissions occurring before 1st June 2016.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Act are brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations:
Provision of the Act | Date of Commencement | S.I.No. |
|---|---|---|
Section 17 | 1st October 2016 | |
Section 18 | 26th May 2015 | |
Section 19(1), (3) and (4) | 26th May 2015 | |
Section 19(2) | 1st October 2016 | |
Section 20 | 1st October 2015 | |
Sections 28 to 32 | 1st July 2015 | |
Section 33(4), (6) and (7) | 26th May 2015 | |
Section 34 | 26th May 2015 | |
Sections 35 and 36 (in relation to England) | 1st October 2015 | |
Section 38 (partially) | 1st January 2016 | |
Section 45 (partially) | 6th April 2016 | |
Section 47 (partially) | 6th April 2016 | |
Section 51 (partially) | 6th April 2016 | |
Section 58 (partially) | 6th April 2016 | |
Section 76 | 1st January 2016 | |
Section 77 and Schedule 2 (partially) | 15th June 2015 | |
Section 77 and Schedule 2 (partially) | 1st January 2016 | |
Section 81 and Schedule 3 (partially) | 26th May 2015 | |
Part 1 of Schedule 3 (partially) | 30th June 2016 | |
Part 2 of Schedule 3 (partially) | 30th June 2016 | |
Section 82 | 6th April 2016 | |
Section 92 (partially) | 1st May 2016 | |
Section 92 (partially) | 30th June 2016 | |
Section 93 (partially) | 1st January 2016 | |
Section 93 (partially) | 30th June 2016 | |
Section 94 and Schedule 5 | 30th June 2016 | |
Section 96 (partially) | 26th May 2015 | |
Section 96 (partially) | 10th October 2015 | |
Section 96 (partially) | 30th June 2016 | |
Sections 97 and 98 and Schedule 6 | 30th June 2016 | |
Sections 100 and 101 | 10th October 2015 | |
Section 102 | 6th April 2016 | |
Section 103 | 10th October 2015 | |
Sections 104 to 106 (partially) | 26th May 2015 | |
Sections 104 to 106 (partially) | 1st October 2015 | |
Section 107 (partially) | 26th May 2015 | |
Section 107 (partially) | 6th April 2016 | |
Sections 108 to 111 and Schedule 7 (partially) | 26th May 2015 | |
Section 108 to 111 and Schedule 7 (partially) | 1st October 2015 | |
Section 112 and Schedule 8 (partially) | 1st October 2015 | |
Section 112 and Schedule 8 (partially) | 6th April 2016 | |
Sections 113 to 119 | 1st October 2015 | |
Sections 122 to 126 and Schedule 9 (partially) | 26th May 2015 | |
Sections 137 to 146 and Schedule 11 | Immediately after the coming into force of section 17 of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c.20) | |
Section 148 | 1st January 2016 | |
Section 149 | 26th May 2015 | |
Section 150 | 6th April 2016 | |
Section 152 | 26th May 2015 | |
Section 153 | 26th May 2015 | |
Section 154 to 157 | 1st January 2016 | |
Section 158 | 26th May 2015 |