A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Isle of Man guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
Read the operative text with amendments, commencement, territorial application and authoritative language in view. A current website or search result does not itself establish that an older downloaded document remains the correct version.
Legislation, courts & regulators
Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority
Explains CURA’s defined responsibilities, including particular gas-market functions rather than all energy activity.
Open the legal source ↗Competition Act 2021
Provides the Manx competition framework and OFT powers; ordinary consumer remedies require their separate legal basis.
Open the legal source ↗Competition Act 2021 commencement order
Brings specified substantive competition provisions into operation in January 2025; the principal Act and current rules remain relevant.
Open the legal source ↗Equality Act 2017 guidance
Explains Manx discrimination protections and the Employment and Equality Tribunal.
Open the legal source ↗Government employment and rights guidance
Identifies Manx work-permit and human-rights considerations alongside local employment requirements.
Open the legal source ↗Government mediation guidance
Explains mediation and relevant local arrangements rather than importing another jurisdiction’s court requirements.
Open the legal source ↗Government Procurement Services
Explains procurement under Treasury Financial Regulations and links current policy and standard terms.
Open the legal source ↗Isle of Man company registries
Distinguishes company and business registries, including the 1931 and 2006 Act company regimes.
Open the legal source ↗Isle of Man Courts of Justice
Official court collection identifies Manx civil, criminal and appellate institutions and procedural resources.
Open the legal source ↗Isle of Man Financial Services Authority
Identifies the local financial, insurance and pensions regulator and its statutory functions.
Open the legal source ↗Isle of Man immigration service
Official current immigration guidance, including local implementation and employment-related requirements.
Open the legal source ↗Isle of Man official legislation collection
Official Manx legislation collection; the applicable statute, amendments, commencement and any extended UK provisions require verification.
Open the legal source ↗Isle of Man Ship Registry
Official registry guidance identifies eligible merchant ships and local registration requirements.
Open the legal source ↗Landlord Registration Private Housing Act 2021
Creates a local landlord-registration framework; commencement and current implementation should be verified rather than inferred from enactment.
Open the legal source ↗Manx court departments and processes
Identifies local family, probate, civil and criminal court functions; exact substantive rules require separate verification.
Open the legal source ↗Manx Customs and Excise guidance
Explains the UK customs, excise and VAT agreement without treating all Manx taxes as UK taxes.
Open the legal source ↗Manx data protection and GDPR guidance
Explains implementation through the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR and LED instruments.
Open the legal source ↗Manx deeds and probate registry searches
Explains local deed and probate searches; registered land and other title enquiries must be selected appropriately.
Open the legal source ↗Manx intellectual property legislation guidance
Explains the combination of Acts of Tynwald and UK intellectual property legislation extended to the island.
Open the legal source ↗Manx planning application guidance
Distinguishes planning permission and building regulation approval and identifies local administrative arrangements.
Open the legal source ↗Manx probate guidance
Explains local authority to administer an estate and relevant application requirements.
Open the legal source ↗Manx sanctions and export controls
Identifies the local competent authority and implementation of sanctions measures through Manx arrangements.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
Identify the legal issue and relevant date, then check the current primary material and any procedural guidance. Record the version consulted and distinguish official text from translations or commentary.
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