The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2015

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2015/1329
Year2015

2015No. 1329 (C. 75)

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND

COMPANIES

INSOLVENCY

REGULATORY REFORM

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2015

20thMay2015

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 161(2) and 164(1) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015( 1), makes the following Regulations.

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2015.

Provisions coming into force on 26th May 2015

2. The following provisions of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 ("the Act") come into force on 26th May 2015-

(a) section 18 (power to specify regulatory functions);(b) subsections (1), (3) and (4) of section 19 (guidance by the Secretary of State);(c) subsections (4), (6) and (7) of section 33 (definitions of small and micro business: power to make regulations);(d) section 34 (small and micro business regulations: further provision);(e) section 149 (protection for applicants for employment etc. in the health service);(f) section 152 (amount of financial penalty for underpayment of national minimum wage);(g) section 153 (exclusivity terms unenforceable in zero hours contracts);(h) section 158 (concessionary coal).

3. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 26th May 2015 for the purposes of enabling the exercise of any power to make provision by regulations, rules or order made by statutory instrument or to prepare and issue guidance-

(a) section 81 and Schedule 3 (register of people with significant control);(b) section 96 (protection of information about a person's date of birth);(c) sections 104 to 111 (directors' disqualification) and Schedule 7 (sections 104 to 110: consequential and related amendments);(d) sections 122 to 126 (position of creditors) and Schedule 9 (abolition of requirements to hold meetings; opted-out creditors).

Provisions coming into force on 15th June 2015

4. Paragraphs 16(a) and 17 of Schedule 2 to the Act (registration of childcare: premises) and section 77 so far as relating to those paragraphs come into force on 15th June 2015.

Provisions coming into force on 1st July 2015

5. Sections 28 to 32 of the Act (secondary legislation: duty to review) come into force on 1st July 2015.

Provisions coming into force on 1st January 2016

6. The following provisions come...

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