Regulation 11 Review

After regulation 19 (transitional provision), insert—

“Review

20.

(1)

The Secretary of State must from time to time—

(a)

carry out a review of the amendments made to these Regulations by the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions)(Amendment) Regulations 2016 (“the 2016 Regulations”);

(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 2016 Regulations;

(b)

assess the extent to which these 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)

The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which the amendments made to these Regulations by the 2016 Regulations come into force.

(4)

Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published every five years.”.