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Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 – reminder – in force 26 May 2016
After receiving Royal Assent earlier this year, the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 comes into force throughout the UK on 26 May 2016. Principally, it will create four notable criminal offences, being: producing a psychoactive substance; supply...
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Tobacco 'licensing' - consultation expires 20 May 2016
As previously reported here the Government launched a consultation into the tobacco supply chain a few months ago as to whether tobacco wholesalers and retailers should become licensed going forward. The consultation expires 20 May 2016...
Government Action plan for anti-money laundering and counter terrorist finance
The Government have announced the publication of their policy paper: 'Action plan for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist finance'. This policy paper details sets the government’s plan to prevent money laundering and the fundin...
Introduction of the new £1 coin - March 2017 - Industry Readiness Survey
In 2014 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government will introduce a new £1 coin as a proactive step to tackle the level of counterfeit £1 coins in circulation within the UK. The new £1 coin is intended to ente...
ECJ upholds tobacco packaging rules
The European Court of Justice has upheld a law that will standardise packaging and ban the advertising of e-cigarettes finding that the laws "did not go beyond the limits of what is appropriate and necessary". Under the new rules, it is understoo...
Tips, gratuities, cover and service charges: proposals for further action - Consultation
The Government chose Bank Holiday Monday to launch a short consultation on the next steps on possible reform to the way tips and the like are dealt with, with the aim of ensuring that the treatment of tips, gratuities, cover and service charges is...
Allergen alerts - new survey published
A survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Allergy UK has shown that whilst there have been improvements for those with allergies since new labelling rules came into force in December 2014, ‘more needs to be done’. The survey fou...