Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

Contents

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1. Part 1 · UK Green Investment Bank
   1. 1 The green purposes
   2. 2 Interpretation
   3. 3 Alteration of the objects of the UK Green Investment Bank
   4. 4 Financial assistance
   5. 5 Accounts, reports and payments to directors
   6. 6 Documents to be laid before Parliament
   7. 6A Report on disposal of Crown's shares in UK Green Investment Bank company
2. Part 2 · Employment
   1. Acas
   2. Conciliation
   3. General
   4. Miscellaneous
   5. Financial penalties
   6. Procedure for deciding tribunal cases
   7. Protected disclosures
   8. Unfair dismissal
3. Part 3 · The Competition and Markets Authority
   1. 25 The Competition and Markets Authority
   2. 26 Abolition of the Competition Commission and the OFT
   3. 27 Transfer schemes
   4. 28 Transitional provision: consultation
4. Part 4 · Competition Reform
   1. Chapter 1 Mergers
   2. Chapter 2 Markets
   3. Chapter 3 Anti-trust
   4. Chapter 4 Cartels
   5. Chapter 5 Miscellaneous
5. Part 5 · Reduction of legislative burdens
   1. Miscellaneous
   2. Equality Acts
   3. Heritage planning etc
   4. Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
   5. Sunset and review
6. Part 6 · Miscellaneous and general
   1. General
   2. Caste as an aspect of race
   3. Copyright and rights in performances
   4. Equal pay audits
   5. Insolvency: protection of essential supplies
   6. Payments to directors of quoted companies
   7. Redress schemes: lettings and property management agents
   8. Royal Charters
   9. Supply of customer data
7. Schedule 1 · Conciliation: minor and consequential amendments
   1. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)
   2. Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (c. 17)
   3. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
   4. National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39)
   5. Employment Act 2008 (c. 24)
   6. Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30)
8. Schedule 2 · Extension of limitation periods to allow for conciliation
   1. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)
   2. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
   3. National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39)
   4. Employment Relations Act 1999 (c. 26)
   5. Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30)
   6. Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)
9. Schedule 3 · Financial penalties: minor and consequential amendments
   1. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)
   2. Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (c. 17)
   3. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
   4. Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/93)
10. Schedule 4 · The Competition and Markets Authority
    1. Part 1 General
    2. Part 2 The CMA Board
    3. Part 3 The CMA panel
    4. Part 3A The OIM panel
    5. Part 4 Interpretation and transitional and transitory provision
11. Schedule 4A · Functions to which the CMA’s duty of expedition applies
    1. Part 1 Introduction
    2. Part 2 Competition functions
    3. Part 3 Consumer functions
    4. Part 4 Digital market functions
12. Schedule 5 · Amendments related to Part 3
    1. Part 1 Transfer of functions under the 1998 Act to the CMA
    2. Part 2 Transfer of functions under the 2002 Act to the CMA
    3. Part 3 Abolition of the Competition Commission
    4. Part 4 Abolition of the Office of Fair Trading
13. Schedule 6 · Regulatory appeals etc: minor and consequential amendments
    1. Part 1 Amendments to Acts
    2. Part 2 Amendments to other enactments
14. Schedule 7 · Mergers: interim measures
    1. Interim measures following references under section 22 or 33
    2. Interim measures: public interest and special interest cases
    3. Interim measures: duration of interim orders under section 72
15. Schedule 8 · Mergers: time-limits
    1. (1) Part 3 of the 2002 Act (mergers) is amended as...
    2. (2) In section 22 (duty to make references in relation to...
    3. (3) In section 33 (duty to make references in relation to...
    4. (4) After section 34 insert— Time-limits for decisions about references (1) In carrying out its function of deciding whether to...
    5. (5) (1) Section 39 (time-limits for investigations and reports) is amended...
    6. (6) After section 41 (duty to remedy effects of completed or...
    7. (7) After section 73 (undertakings in lieu of references under section...
    8. (8) (1) Section 96 (merger notices) is amended as follows.
    9. (9) Sections 97 and 98 (period for considering merger notices) are...
    10. (10) (1) Section 99 (certain functions in relation to merger notices)...
    11. (11) (1) Section 100 (exceptions to protection given by merger notices)...
    12. (12) (1) Section 101 (merger notices: regulations) is amended as follows....
    13. (13) (1) Section 124 (order and regulations under Part 3) is...
16. Schedule 9 · Markets: cross-market references
    1. (1) Part 4 of the 2002 Act (market investigations) is amended...
    2. (2) (1) Section 133 (contents of references) is amended as follows....
    3. (3) (1) Section 134 (questions to be decided on market investigation...
    4. (4) In section 138 (duty to remedy adverse effects), in subsection...
    5. (5) (1) Section 141 (questions to be decided where intervention notice...
    6. (6) In section 147 (remedial action by the Secretary of State),...
    7. (7) In section 154 (undertakings in lieu of references), in subsection...
    8. (8) (1) Section 156 (effect of undertakings under section 154) is...
    9. (9) (1) Section 184 (index of defined expressions for Part 4)...
17. Schedule 10 · Markets: public interest interventions
    1. (1) Part 4 of the 2002 Act (market investigations) is amended...
    2. (2) (1) Section 131 (power to make market investigation references) is...
    3. (3) In section 132 (ministerial power to make references), in subsection...
    4. (4) In section 135 (variation of references), in subsection (1), for...
    5. (5) (1) Section 140 (supplementary provision about intervention notices under section...
    6. (6) After section 140A (inserted by section 35) insert— Variation of...
    7. (7) (1) Section 141 (questions to be decided where section 139(1)...
    8. (8) (1) Section 142 (investigations and reports) is amended as follows....
    9. (9) (1) Section 143 (publication etc of reports) is amended as...
    10. (10) After section 143 insert— Full PI references: publication etc of...
    11. (11) (1) Section 144 (time-limits for investigations and reports in public...
    12. (12) (1) Section 145 (restrictions where public interest considerations not finalised:...
    13. (13) (1) Section 146 (decision of Secretary of State) is amended...
    14. (14) After section 146 insert— Full PI references: decision of Secretary...
    15. (15) In section 147 (remedial action by Secretary of State), in...
    16. (16) After section 147 insert— Full PI references: remedial action by...
    17. (17) (1) Section 148 (reversion of the matter) is amended as...
    18. (18) After section 148 insert— Full PI references: reversion of the...
    19. (19) (1) Section 149 (intervention notices under section 139(2)) is amended...
    20. (20) In section 150 (power of veto of Secretary of State:...
    21. (21) (1) Section 151 (further interaction of intervention notices with general...
    22. (22) In section 152 (certain duties in relation to providing information),...
    23. (23) In section 155 (undertakings in lieu: procedural requirements), in subsection...
    24. (24) (1) Section 157 (interim undertakings: Part 4) is amended as...
    25. (25) In section 158 (interim orders: Part 4), in subsection (1)(b),...
    26. (26) In section 159 (final undertakings: Part 4), in subsection (2),...
    27. (27) (1) Section 160 (order-making power where final undertakings not fulfilled:...
    28. (28) In section 161 (final orders: Part 4), in subsection (2),...
    29. (29) In section 169 (certain duties of relevant authorities to consult:...
    30. (30) (1) Section 172 (further publicity requirements: Part 4) is amended...
    31. (31) In section 177 (excisions from reports: Part 4), in subsection...
    32. (32) (1) Section 183 (interpretation: Part 4) is amended as follows....
    33. (33) (1) Section 184 (index of defined expressions in Part 4)...
18. Schedule 11 · Markets: investigation powers
    1. Enforcement of investigation powers
    2. Investigation powers: miscellaneous consequential amendments
19. Schedule 12 · Markets: time-limits
    1. Market studies and decisions whether to make a reference under section 131
    2. Market investigations and reports
    3. Remedies implementation
    4. Time-limits: public interest intervention cases
    5. Time-limits: consequential and other minor amendments
20. Schedule 13 · Extension of powers to issue warrants under the 1998 Act to CAT
    1. (1) The 1998 Act is amended as follows.
    2. (2) (1) Section 28 (power to enter business premises under a...
    3. (3) (1) Section 28A (power to enter domestic premises under a...
    4. (4) In section 61 (interpretation of Part 2), after the definition...
    5. (5) (1) Section 62 (power to enter business premises under a...
    6. (6) (1) Section 62A (power to enter non-business premises under a...
    7. (7) (1) Section 63 (power to enter business premises under a...
    8. (8) In section 65C (interpretation of Part 2A), in subsection (2),...
    9. (9) (1) Section 65G (power to enter business premises under a...
    10. (10) (1) Section 65H (power to enter domestic premises under a...
21. Schedule 14 · Regulators: use of powers under the 1998 Act
    1. The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231 (N.I. 1))
    2. The Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6))
    3. The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21))
    4. Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)
    5. Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29)
    6. Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
    7. Railways Act 1993 (c. 43)
    8. Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)
    9. Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)
    10. Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5)
    11. Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)
22. Schedule 15 · Minor and consequential amendments: Part 4
    1. Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (SI 1992/231 (N.I. 1))
    2. Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (SI 2003/419 (N.I. 6))
    3. Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (SI 1996/275 (N.I. 2))
    4. Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16)
    5. Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)
    6. Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29)
    7. Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
    8. Railways Act 1993 (c. 43)
    9. Competition Act 1998 (c. 41)
    10. Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27)
    11. Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)
    12. Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)
    13. Office of Communications Act 2002 (c. 11)
    14. Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20)
    15. Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)
    16. Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)
    17. Civil Aviation Act 2012 (c. 19)
23. Schedule 16 · Local listed building consent orders: procedure
24. Schedule 17 · Heritage planning regulation
    1. National Heritage Act 1983 (c. 47)
    2. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
    3. Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9)
    4. Application
25. Schedule 18 · Adjudicators: bankruptcy applications by debtors and bankruptcy orders
26. Schedule 19 · Adjudicators: minor and consequential amendments
    1. (1) The Insolvency Act 1986 is amended in accordance with this...
    2. (2) In section 253 (application for interim order), omit subsection (5)....
    3. (3) In section 255 (cases in which interim order can be...
    4. (4) (1) Section 256A (debtor's proposal and nominee's report) is amended...
    5. (5) For the heading to Chapter 1 of Part 9 substitute...
    6. (6) In section 264 (who may present a bankruptcy petition), in...
    7. (7) For section 265 (conditions to be satisfied in respect of...
    8. (8) In section 266 (bankruptcy petitions: other preliminary conditions), in subsection...
    9. (9) (1) Sections 272 to 274A (and the cross-heading immediately preceding...
    10. (10) For the cross-heading immediately before section 278 substitute— “ CHAPTER...
    11. (11) In section 278 (commencement and continuance), in paragraph (b) (discharge...
    12. (12) In section 279 (duration of bankruptcy), in subsection (6) for...
    13. (13) In section 282 (court's power to annul bankruptcy order), in...
    14. (14) In section 283 (definition of bankrupt's estate), in subsection (5)(a)...
    15. (15) (1) Section 284 (restrictions on dispositions of property) is amended...
    16. (16) (1) Section 285 (restriction on proceedings and remedies) is amended...
    17. (17) (1) Section 286 (power to appoint interim receiver) is amended...
    18. (18) In section 288 (statement of affairs), in subsection (1) for...
    19. (19) In section 290 (public examination of bankrupt), in subsection (4)(a)...
    20. (20) . . . . . . . . . ....
    21. (21) . . . . . . . . . ....
    22. (22) . . . . . . . . . ....
    23. (23) In section 298 (removal of trustee and vacation of office),...
    24. (24) (1) Section 299 (release of trustee) is amended as follows....
    25. (25) (1) Section 320 (court order vesting disclaimed property) is amended...
    26. (26) In section 321 (orders under section 320 in respect of...
    27. (27) In section 323 (mutual credit and set-off), in subsection (3)...
    28. (28) In section 334 (stay of distribution in case of second...
    29. (29) (1) Section 336 (rights of occupation etc of bankrupt's spouse...
    30. (30) In section 337 (rights of occupation of bankrupt), in subsection...
    31. (31) In section 339 (transactions at an undervalue), in subsection (1)...
    32. (32) In section 340 (preferences), in subsection (1) for “adjudged” substitute...
    33. (33) In section 341 (meaning of “relevant time” under sections 339...
    34. (34) (1) Section 342 (orders under sections 339 and 340) is...
    35. (35) In section 342A (recovery of excessive pension contributions), in subsection...
    36. (36) In section 343 (extortionate credit transactions), in subsection (1) for...
    37. (37) (1) Section 344 (avoidance of general assignment of book debts)...
    38. (38) In section 345 (contracts to which bankrupt is a party),...
    39. (39) (1) Section 346 (enforcement procedures) is amended as follows.
    40. (40) (1) Section 347 (distress, etc) is amended as follows.
    41. (41) In section 348 (apprenticeships, etc), in subsection (1)(a) for “petition...
    42. (42) In section 350 (application of Chapter 6 of Part 9:...
    43. (43) (1) Section 351 (definitions for the purposes of Chapter 6...
    44. (44) (1) Section 354 (concealment of property) is amended as follows....
    45. (45) (1) Section 355 (concealment of books and papers; falsification) is...
    46. (46) In section 356 (false statements), in subsection (2)(c) before “petition”...
    47. (47) In section 358 (absconding), in paragraph (b) before “petition” insert...
    48. (48) (1) Section 359 (fraudulent dealing with property obtained on credit)...
    49. (49) In section 360 (obtaining credit and engaging in business), in...
    50. (50) (1) Section 364 (power of arrest) is amended as follows....
    51. (51) In section 376 (time limits), after “anything” insert “ (including...
    52. (52) (1) Section 381 (definition of “bankrupt” and associated terminology) is...
    53. (53) In section 383 (definition of “creditor” etc.), in subsection (1)(b)—...
    54. (54) In section 384 (definitions of “prescribed” and “the rules”), in...
    55. (55) In section 385 (miscellaneous definitions), in subsection (1)—
    56. (56) In section 387 (meaning of “the relevant date”), in subsection...
    57. (57) In section 389A (authorisation of nominees and supervisors), in subsection...
    58. (58) In section 390 (persons not qualified to act as insolvency...
    59. (59) (1) Section 415 (fees orders) is amended as follows.
    60. (60) In section 421A (insolvent estates: joint tenancies), in subsection (9)...
    61. (61) In section 424 (who may apply for an order under...
    62. (62) In Schedule 4ZA (conditions for making a debt relief order),...
    63. (63) (1) In Schedule 4A (bankruptcy restrictions orders), paragraph 2 is...
    64. (64) In Schedule 6 (categories of preferential debts), in paragraph 14(1)...
    65. (65) (1) Schedule 9 (provisions capable of inclusion in individual insolvency...
    66. (66) (1) In the Table in Schedule 10 (punishment of offences),...
27. Schedule 20 · Abolition of Agricultural Wages Board and related English bodies: consequential provision
    1. (1) In section 28 of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (duty...
    2. (2) The repeals and revocations in the following table have effect....
28. Schedule 21 · Unnecessary regulation: miscellaneous
    1. Part 1 Notification of TV sales etc
    2. Part 2 Water undertakers: in-area ban
    3. Part 3 Bankruptcy early discharge procedure
29. Schedule 22 · Licensing of copyright and performers' rights
    1. Part 1 Regulation of licensing bodies
    2. Part 2 Performers' rights