Business Advice
From 1st October 2011 all tobacco retailers must be registered with the Scottish Government - selling tobacco without being registered will be a criminal offence.
The Scottish Government holds the register, and there is no requirement to pay a fee.
You can check the public register now to see if your business is listed - if not, then you can register online, download the registration form to fill in and post to the Scottish Government, or phone 0131 244 2169 to get a paper form sent out to you. If you want to know more about registration, you can contact us.
The Distance Selling hub provides comprehensive and up to date guidance on the Distance Selling Regulations (DSRs), the E-Commerce Regulations (ECRs)and the Provision of Services Regulations (PSRs) for retailers and business support organisations.
For a one page guide to your customers' rights, click here.
Distance Selling Regulations (DSRs) checklist.
E-Commerce Regulations (ECRs) checklist.
Provision of Services Regulations (PSRs) checklist.
For more detailed and comprehensive guidance, click here.
The Sale of Goods Act hub provides comprehensive and up to date guidance on the Sale of Goods Act for retailers and business support organisations.
For a one page guide to your customers' rights, click here.
For more detailed and comprehensive guidance, click here.
Are you looking for business advice? One of our leaflets may help you.
- Changes to UK hallmarking law
- Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations - a basic guide for businesses
- Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations - a detailed guide for businesses
- Descriptions and the sale of motor vehicles
- Distance selling regulations
- Doorstep selling guidance for businesses
- Safety of goods in rented or let accommodation
- Sale of Goods Act at a glance
- Sale of Goods Act explained
- Second hand cars - checklist for sellers
- Second hand cars - guidance for sellers
- Selling safe second hand furniture
- Selling safe second hand electrical goods
- Selling safe second hand goods
- Weights & Measures guidance for cheese
- Weight requirements for jam, marmalade and honey
- Weights & Measures law on the sale of fish
- Weights & Measures guidance for greengrocery
- Weights & Measures guidance for meat & poultry
- Weight requirements for pre-packed potatoes
The Ask CEdRIC website has lots of useful information, tips, contacts and resources.
Click on the door marked Business Centre.
The Office of Fair Trading's website also has advice for businesses, including A quick guide to competition and consumer protection laws that affect your business, which you can download here or order from them.
The Financial Ombudsman Service offers advice to businesses which hold a consumer credit licence (click on the consumer credit >> link in the find quick information section on the right hand side of their homepage).