Article 7 Duty to review

(1)

The Secretary of State must from time to time—

(a)

carry out a review of articles 2 to 6;

(b)

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

(c)

publish the report.

(2)

The report must, in particular—

(a)

set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provision made in those articles;

(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 in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision.

(3)

The first report under this article must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force.

(4)

Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding five years.