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

• Citation: S.I. 2015/1329
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation

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

Section 2 Provisions coming into force on 26th May 2015

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).

Section 3 Provisions coming into force on 26th May 2015

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).

Section 4 Provisions coming into force on 15th June 2015

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.

Section 5 Provisions coming into force on 1st July 2015

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

Section 6 Provisions coming into force on 1st January 2016

The following provisions come into force on 1st January 2016—

(a) section 76 of the Act (child minding other than on domestic premises);

(b) section 77 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Act (registration of childcare: premises), except for those provisions referred to in regulation 4 .