Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Procedure for References to LBRO) Order 2009 and will come into force on 6th April 2009.

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008;

• “applicant” means the person applying or who has applied for consent to a reference;

• “other parties” means, in relation to an application for consent to a reference or in relation to a reference, whichever of the enforcing authority, regulated person and primary authority is not the applicant in respect of that reference;

• “reference” means reference of a proposed enforcement action to LBRO under Schedule 4 to the Act;

• “working day” means a day other than—

  1. (a)

     a Saturday or Sunday,

  2. (b)

     Christmas Day or Good Friday, or

  3. (c)

     a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1 in—

     1. (i)

        the part of the United Kingdom where the primary authority is, or

     2. (ii)

        (if different) the part of the United Kingdom where the enforcing authority is.