Regulation 14 Review

(1)

The Secretary of State must—

(a)

as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the period of three years from the date on which these Regulations come into force carry out a review of the operation of the provisions in Part 3 (enforcement and civil sanctions) and the Schedule;

(b)

from time to time carry out a review of the regulatory provision contained in these Regulations (including Part 3 and the Schedule); and

(c)

publish a report setting out the conclusions of any review.

(2)

In the case of a review under paragraph (1)(a)—

(a)

the review must in particular consider whether the provision has implemented its objectives efficiently and effectively;

(b)

the Secretary of State, in conducting the review, must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate; and

(c)

the Secretary of State must lay a copy of the report under paragraph (1)(c) before Parliament.

(3)

In the case of a review under paragraph (1)(b)—

(a)

the first report must be published before the end of the period of five years from the date on which these Regulations come into force;

(b)

subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding five years;

(c)

a report published under this regulation must, in particular—

(i)

set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provision referred to in paragraph (1)(b);

(ii)

assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved;

(iii)

assess whether those objectives remain appropriate; and

(iv)

if those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision.

(4)

In this regulation “regulatory provision” has the same meaning as in section 32(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015^f1.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2015 c. 26. Sections 28 to 32 of the Act make provision in respect of review provisions. In particular, a “qualifying activity” is defined in section 29(2),