{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-regulated-professions-proportionality-assessment-regulations-2020/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/689",
  "legislation_title": "The European Union (Regulated Professions Proportionality Assessment) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-regulated-professions-proportionality-assessment-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Requirement to carry out a proportionality assessment",
  "text": "(1) The relevant authority must carry out a proportionality assessment in respect of a professional regulatory provision before the provision takes effect.\n(2) When carrying out a proportionality assessment, the relevant authority must ensure that—\n(a) the professional regulatory provision complies with the requirements set out in regulations 4 to 6;\n(b) the extent of the assessment is proportionate to the nature, content and impact of the professional regulatory provision;\n(c) the reasons for considering that the professional regulatory provision is justified and proportionate are substantiated by qualitative and, wherever possible and relevant, quantitative elements; and\n(d) the assessment is carried out in an objective and independent manner.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/689/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:28:34.296413+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}