Regulation 35 Review

(1)

The Secretary of State must from time to time—

(a)

carry out a review of regulations 1 to 34;

(b)

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

(c)

publish the report.

(2)

In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how Council Directive 2009/148/EC which repealed and replaced Council Directive 83/477/EEC as amended by Council Directive 91/382/EEC and Directive 2003/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, on the protection of workers from the risks of exposure to asbestos at work (which is implemented by means of regulations 1 to 34), is implemented in other Member States.

(3)

The report must in particular—

(a)

set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by those 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.

(4)

The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which regulations 1 to 34 come into force.

(5)

Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.