Summary
In short
- A legal and other requirements register is a register used in KnowComply that lists every law, regulation, permit and commitment that applies to your operation. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.6.1.3, ISO 14001 cl.6.1.3 and forms part of the Environmental Management programme.
- Built once and reviewed at least yearly. Maintained by the compliance lead.
- The template holds 40 fields across 3 sections, with requirements repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is currency percent, where high is good.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Site, Clause Register.
What it is
What it is
What is a legal and other requirements register?
A legal and other requirements register is a register used in KnowComply that lists every law, regulation, permit and commitment that applies to your operation. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.6.1.3, ISO 14001 cl.6.1.3 and forms part of the Environmental Management programme.
When is a legal and other requirements register completed?
A legal and other requirements register is completed once at set up, then whenever an entry is added, changed or retired. Built once and reviewed at least yearly.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This register is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this register covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form LEG-2026-000
- You are running the Environmental Management programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links site, clause register
Not for
- Compliance Obligation Assessment, which assesses how each legal requirement applies to you and what you do to meet it.
- Compliance Evaluation Record, which records the periodic evaluation of whether you actually comply with each obligation.
- Regulatory Change Record, which records a change in law or regulation and what it means for you.
- Anything outside KnowComply, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISO 14001Environmental management systems
The international standard for managing environmental aspects, obligations and impacts. Certifiable.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the legal and other requirements register template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001 cl.6.1.3, ISO 14001 cl.6.1.3. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO 14001 is environmental management systems. The international standard for managing environmental aspects, obligations and impacts. Certifiable.
What sections does the legal and other requirements register contain?+
There are 3 sections: header, requirements, register health. Together they hold 40 fields, 30 of which are required.
How often is a legal and other requirements register raised?+
A new record is raised once at set up, then whenever an entry is added, changed or retired. Each one is given an ID in the form LEG-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the legal and other requirements register belong to?+
It is part of Environmental Management, Management System Governance. An ISO 14001 system with obligations tracked and evaluated rather than listed.
How is a legal and other requirements register scored?+
Scoring is currency percent. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the legal and other requirements register template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the legal and other requirements register library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowComply — audit and governance. Audit programmes, legal register, management review, risk and certification.
Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO 14001 — Environmental management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization