3 General advice and information
Enterprise Act 2016 (2016 c 12) | Legislation

General advice and information

3  General advice and information

(1)     The Commissioner may publish, or give to small businesses, general advice or information that the Commissioner considers may be useful to small businesses in connection with their supply relationships with larger businesses.

(2)     In considering under subsection (1) what advice and information may be useful, the Commissioner must, in particular, consider how useful any advice or information would be for the purposes of encouraging small businesses to resolve disputes with larger businesses or preventing such disputes arising.

(3)     General advice or information published or given under subsection (1) may include general advice or information about—

(a)     principles of the law of contract;

(b)     other sources of rights or obligations in relation to the supply of goods or services;

(c)     dispute resolution.

(4)

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