Snippets from Roderick Ramage of The Reduced law Dictionary
Autoenrolment
By 2018, but starting on 1 October 2012 for the largest employers, every employer will have to enrol all its jobholders with qualifying earnings (£8,105 pa), aged 22 and over and under the state pension age, as active members of an automatic enrolment scheme, unless they are active members of a qualifying scheme. If the scheme is money purchase, the minimum contributions will be 8% of pay between the LEL and the UEL of which the employer pays at least 3% and the employee the balance. A DB scheme, which is contacted-out or accrues at 120th of final pay, also qualifies.
Fouling by dogs
Local authorities may pursuant to s55 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environmental Act 2005 make dog control orders under which an offence is committed if it relates to various matters including the fouling of land by dogs and the removal of dog faeces. Land is any land which is open to the air and to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access (with or without payment),