The Small Business Commissioner (Scope and Scheme) Regulations 2017

The Enterprise Act 2016 (“the Act”) establishes the Small Business Commissioner. The Commissioner’s principal functions are to provide general advice and information to small businesses and to consider complaints from small businesses relating to payment matters in connection with the supply of goods and services to larger businesses, and to make recommendations. The Act provides that a “small business” means a relevant undertaking which has a headcount of staff of less than 50, amongst other things (see section 2). These Regulations provide further detail about which small businesses qualify to access the Commissioner’s services.