National advice - Business
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We provide an advice service to South Lanarkshire's businesses. We give advice on consumer and business legislation relating to Trading Standards, how it relates to you and how it may affect specific matters concerning your work. The advice will help you ensure your business is complying with its legal responsibilities and obligations.
You can also construct your own business advice pack from this page or if you would rather to speak to Trading Standards for more local advice please contact South Lanarkshire's Consumer and Trading Standards Office.
The information below has been compiled by the Trading Standards Institute.
- Aerosol spray paints
- Alcohol: age restrictions
- Am I in business?
- Business scams
- Car boot sales
- Company and business names
- Composition and use of packaging
- Credit and other financial matters
- Crossbows, air weapons and imitation firearms
- Energy rating information
- Environmental ('green') claims
- Fireworks: storage and supply
- Hallmarking
- Herbal medicine and health food shops
- Home Reports and Energy Performance Certificates
- Intellectual property
- Knives, other bladed items and corrosive substances
- Membership logos and claims of approval
- One day and occasional sales
- Payment surcharges
- Primary Authority
- Protection from unfair trading (consumers' rights of redress)
- Protection from unfair trading (criminal law)
- Single-use plastics
- Sunbeds
- Tobacco and vapes
- Tobacco, vapes, etc: packaging, labelling and advertising
- Trading Standards: powers, enforcement and penalties
- Video recordings and games for sale and hire