Legislation – Enterprise Act 2016

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Introduction

PART 1
The Small Business Commissioner

1 Small Business Commissioner

2 Small businesses in relation to which the Commissioner has functions

3 General advice and information

4 The SBC complaints scheme

5 Enquiry into, consideration and determination of complaints

6 Reports on complaints

7 Scheme regulations

8 Confidentiality

9 Annual report

10 Review of Commissioner’s performance

11 Power to abolish the Commissioner

12 Regulations under section 11: procedure

13 Definitions used in Part 1

PART 2
Regulators

14 Extension of target to provisions made by regulators

15 Duty to report on effect of regulators’ code

16 Duty to report on effect of economic growth duty

17 Power of Welsh Ministers to apply regulators’ principles and code of practice

18 Removal of restrictions

19 Secondary legislation: duty to review

PART 3
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

20 Extending the primary authority scheme

21 Devolved Welsh matters

PART 4
Apprenticeships

22 The Institute for Apprenticeships

23 The Institute for Apprenticeships: transitional provision

24 Public sector apprenticeship targets

25 Only statutory apprenticeships to be described as apprenticeships

26 Apprenticeships: information sharing

27 Apprenticeship funding

PART 5
Late payment of insurance claims

28 Insurance contracts: implied term about payment of claims

29 Contracting out of the implied term about payment of claims

30 Additional time limit for actions for damages for late payment of insurance claims

PART 6
Non-domestic rating

31 Disclosure of HMRC information in connection with non-domestic rating

32 Alteration of non-domestic rating lists

PART 7
Sunday working

33 Sunday working

PART 8
Other enterprise-related provisions

34 Allowable assistance under Industrial Development Act 1982

35 Grants towards electronic communications services and networks

36 UK Government Investments Limited

37 Disposal of Crown’s shares in UK Green Investment Bank company

38 UK Green Investment Bank: transitional provision

39 Market rent only option: rent assessments etc

40 Reports on avoidance

PART 9
Public sector employment: restrictions on exit payments

41 Restriction on public sector exit payments

PART 10
General provisions

42 Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations

43 Transitional, transitory or saving provision

44 Commencement

45 Extent

46 Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 The Small Business Commissioner

SCHEDULE 2 Business impact target: consequential and related amendments

SCHEDULE 3 Primary authority scheme: new Schedule 4A to RESA 2008

SCHEDULE 4 The Institute for Apprenticeships

SCHEDULE 5 Sunday working

SCHEDULE 6 Restriction on public sector exit payments: consequential and related provision

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Industrial development

35Grants etc towards electronic communications services and networks

(1)

The Industrial Development Act 1982 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 13 (improvement of basic services), in the heading, at the end insert “
in development areas and intermediate areas
”.

(3)

After that section insert—

“13AImprovement of electronic communications networks and services etc

(1)

This section applies if it appears to the Secretary of State that adequate provision has not been made for an area in respect of electronic communications facilities.

(2)

The Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, make a grant or loan towards the cost of improving an electronic communications facility if—

(a)

the Secretary of State considers that doing so is likely to contribute to the development of industry in the area, or

(b)

the Secretary of State considers that doing so is likely to benefit the area in any other way (for example, by improving social or economic inclusion), and the grant or loan is made to an undertaking that is, or is to be, carried on in the area.

(3)

In this section—

(a)

“area” means the United Kingdom or a part or area of the United Kingdom;

(b)

“electronic communications facility” means an electronic communications network, electronic communications service or associated facility, as defined by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003.

(4)

The power conferred by this section is in addition to any other powers of the Secretary of State to make grants or loans.”

(4)

In section 16(1)(a) (Secretary of State’s accounts), for “13 and 14” substitute “
13 to 14
”.

(5)

In section 20(3) (extent)—

(a)

for “and 12” substitute “
, 12 and 13A
”;

(b)

after “sections 15” insert “
, 16
”.