Regulation 9 Amendment of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 2005

After regulation 58 insert—

“Part 11

Review

59.

(1)

Before the end of the review period, the Minister for the Cabinet Office must—

(a)

carry out a review of these Regulations;

(b)

set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and

(c)

lay the report before Parliament.

(2)

The report must in particular—

(a)

set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by these Regulations;

(b)

assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and

(c)

assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.

(3)

“Review period” means—

(a)

the period of five years beginning with 1st April 2012; and

(b)

subject to paragraph (4), each successive period of five years.

(4)

If a report under this regulation is laid before Parliament before the last day of the review period to which it relates, the following review period is to begin with the day on which the report is laid.”.