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UK Legislation and regulations Business

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who Owns the Copyright in a Work?
a)
you and family members 
b)
author who created it 
c)
the president 
d)
the government
2.
What does this icon stand for?
a)
Copyright
b)
Credits
c)
Closed
d)
Commercial
3.
Spoken defamation of character of a person, business, or group, causing the entity to lose esteem of community.
a)
meanness
b)
libel
c)
gossip
d)
slander
4.
1.  Bart would like to legally prevent all other businesses from using his business name, “Headquarters Barbershop.”  Bart must apply to the government to receive a:  
a)
 Copyright
b)
License
c)
Patent
d)
Trademark
5.
What would protect a logo developed for a new company?
a)
Patent
b)
Copyright
c)
Trademark
6.

Which law would be broken if an employee refused to wear safety equipment provided by the business?

a)

Equality Act (2010)

b)

Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)

c)

Consumer Rights Act (2015)

d)

Trades Description Act (1968)

7.

Which of the following laws prevents employees being discriminated against on the basis of characteristics such as gender and race?

a)

Equality Act (2010)

b)

Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)

c)

Consumer Rights Act (2015)

d)

Trades Description Act (1968)

8.

What is the name of the legally binding agreement that every employer must offer it's employees?

a)

Employee Protection Contract

b)

Minimum Wage Agreement

c)

Contract of Employment

d)

Health and Safety Agreement

9.

What is the name of the tax document a business must provide when an employee leaves their employment?

a)

P60

b)

P45

c)

VAT

d)

NIC

10.

What is the maximum length of time an employee can be asked to work in any particular week?

a)

30 hours

b)

35 hours

c)

42 hours

d)

48 hours

11.

Which legislation applies to a food producer in the UK?

a)

Environment Act

b)

Food Safety Act

c)

Health and Safety at Work Act

d)

All of the above

12.

What is the main purpose of the Sale of Goods Act?

a)

Products must meet minimum standards of food safety

b)

Products must be of sellable quality and fit for purpose

c)

Product pricing must be fair

d)

Ensures that workers are not exploited

13.

What does COSHH stand for?

a)

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

b)

Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

c)

Food Safety Act 1990

d)

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002

14.

What does HASAWA stand for?

a)

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

b)

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002

c)

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

d)

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

15.

What does RIDDOR stand for?

a)

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations

b)

Manual Handling Operations Regulations

c)

Health and Safety at Work Act

d)

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

16.

Which Act gives powers to environmental health inspectors to seize food unfit for public consumption?

a)

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

b)

Food Safety Act 1990

c)

Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995

d)

Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

17.

Which law is being broken? A review in a magazine says H&M use slave labour to make their fashion

a)

Defamation Act

b)

Data Protection Act

c)

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

18.

Which law is being broken? Jess Glynne has released a new song which uses lyrics from a Pink song without permission

a)

Defamation Act

b)

Data Protection Act

c)

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

19.

Which law is being broken? M&S had 26,000 employees' details stolen when they saved them on an unencrypted laptop.

a)

Defamation Act

b)

Data Protection Act

c)

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

20.
What is Legislation?
a)
Acts of parliament that are intended to protect customers from misleading or dangerous practices by companies
b)
Laws that empower the consumer to demand certain minimum standards from every business supplier
c)
Laws passed by acts of parliament; breaking these laws may result in a fine or even a prison sentence
d)
The term given to laws that tie the hands of businesspeople, making it hard to act entrepreneurially
21.
What is the purpose of the trade descriptions act?
a)
Putting an end to unfair trade
b)
Putting an end to false advertisement
c)
Putting an end to fair trade
d)
Outlining how trade should be conducted
22.

What is the main law involved in recruiting new staff?

a)

Consumer Goods Act 2015

b)

Equality act of 2010

c)

Human Rights Act 1998

d)

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

23.
What are the three main areas of legislation that affect business?
a)
Employment law
b)
Payment law
c)
Consumer protection
d)
Competition law