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UK Law Reference
Enterprise Act 2016 overview

Enterprise Act 2016 — full text by section

Consolidated text as published on legislation.gov.uk, snapshot 2026-08-24. Read the Act on legislation.gov.uk

46 sections. Default extent: E+W+S+N.I..

  1. s.1Small Business Commissioner
  2. s.2Small businesses in relation to which the Commissioner has functions
  3. s.3General advice and information
  4. s.4The SBC complaints scheme
  5. s.5Enquiry into, consideration and determination of complaints
  6. s.6Reports on complaints
  7. s.7Scheme regulations
  8. s.8Confidentiality
  9. s.9Annual report
  10. s.10Review of Commissioner's performance
  11. s.11Power to abolish the Commissioner
  12. s.12Regulations under section 11: procedure
  13. s.13Definitions used in Part 1
  14. s.14Extension of target to provisions made by regulators
    No text published
  15. s.15Duty to report on effect of regulators' code
  16. s.16Duty to report on effect of economic growth duty
  17. s.17Power of Welsh Ministers to apply regulators' principles and code of practice
  18. s.18Removal of restrictions
  19. s.19Secondary legislation: duty to review
  20. s.20Extending the primary authority scheme
  21. s.21Devolved Welsh matters
  22. s.22The Institute for Apprenticeships
  23. s.23The Institute for Apprenticeships: transitional provision
    No text published
  24. s.24Public sector apprenticeship targets
  25. s.25Only statutory apprenticeships to be described as apprenticeships
  26. s.26Apprenticeships: information sharing
  27. s.27Apprenticeship funding
  28. s.28Insurance contracts: implied term about payment of claims
  29. s.29Contracting out of the implied term about payment of claims
  30. s.30Additional time limit for actions for damages for late payment of insurance claims
  31. s.31Disclosure of HMRC information in connection with non-domestic rating
  32. s.32Alteration of non-domestic rating lists
  33. s.33Sunday working
  34. s.34Allowable assistance under Industrial Development Act 1982
  35. s.35Grants etc towards electronic communications services and networks
  36. s.36UK Government Investments Limited
  37. s.37Disposal of Crown's shares in UK Green Investment Bank company
  38. s.38UK Green Investment Bank: transitional provision
  39. s.39Market rent only option: rent assessments etc
  40. s.40Reports on avoidance
  41. s.41Restriction on public sector exit payments
  42. s.42Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations
  43. s.43Transitional, transitory or saving provision
  44. s.44Commencement
  45. s.45Extent
  46. s.46Short title