# The Business Impact Target (Relevant Regulators) Regulations 2017 S.I. 2017/344 · made 8 March 2017 · revised to 1 August 2019 Section 22(9) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26) (“the 2015 Act”), inserted by section 14(3) of the Enterprise Act 2016 (c.12) (“the 2016 Act”), gives the Secretary of State the power to specify in regulations bodies and persons which are “relevant regulators”. Made under: Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Section 22) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/business-impact-target-relevant-regulators-regulations-2017/pdf/uksi_20170344_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/business-impact-target-relevant-regulators-regulations-2017/pdf/uksiem_20170344_en.pdf ## Introductory text Regulatory Reform Made 8th March 2017 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 22(9) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. In accordance with sections 22(10) and 161(4) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. ## 1 Citation and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Business Impact Target (Relevant Regulators) Regulations 2017 and come into force on the twenty first day after the day on which they are made. ## 2 Relevant regulators For the purposes of section 22 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (and of sections 24A and 26 of that Act), a “relevant regulator” means a body or other person specified in the Schedule. ## Signature Prior Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 8th March 2017 ## British Hallmarking Council Care Quality Commission Charity Commission for England and Wales Chief Inspector of Drinking Water and other persons appointed under section 86(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991 Civil Aviation Authority Coal Authority Commission for Equality and Human Rights Commissioners of Irish Lights Competition and Markets Authority Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks ... Environment Agency Financial Conduct Authority Financial Reporting Council Limited Food Standards Agency Forestry Commissioners Gambling Commission Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority Gas and Electricity Markets Authority Groceries Code Adjudicator Guardians of the Standard of Wrought Plate in Birmingham (the Birmingham Assay Office) Guardians of the Standard of Wrought Plate within the town of Sheffield (the Sheffield Assay Office) Health and Safety Executive Her Majesty’s Land Registry Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs ... Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England Homes and Communities Agency Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Human Tissue Authority Immigration Services Commissioner Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh (the Edinburgh Assay Office) Information Commissioner Marine Management Organisation Natural England Northern Lighthouse Board Office for Nuclear Regulation Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills The Office for Students Office of Communications Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation Office of Rail and Road Oil and Gas Authority Payment Systems Regulator Pensions Regulator Registrars of companies Regulator of Community Interest Companies Security Industry Authority Sports Grounds Safety Authority Traffic Commissioners The Trinity House (as defined in section 223(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995) Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Goldsmiths of the City of London (the London Assay Office) Water Services Regulation Authority ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) Section 22(9) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26) (“the 2015 Act”), inserted by section 14(3) of the Enterprise Act 2016 (c.12) (“the 2016 Act”), gives the Secretary of State the power to specify in regulations bodies and persons which are “relevant regulators”. Section 24A of the 2015 Act, inserted by section 14(4) of, and Schedule 2 to the 2016 Act places an obligation upon these regulators to publish certain documents. One of these documents is an assessment of the economic impact upon business activities of certain “regulatory provisions”. Section 22 of the 2015 Act determines which activities of these regulators will be classed as “regulatory provisions” and section 26 of the 2015 Act places obligations on the regulators in the event that the Secretary of State amends the business impact target framework. These Regulations specify the bodies and persons that are “relevant regulators”. These bodies and persons are listed in the Schedule to these Regulations. A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/business-impact-target-growth-duty-and-small-business-appeals-champion. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/344 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/business-impact-target-relevant-regulators-regulations-2017 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.