Explanatory note

These Regulations are the first to be made under section 11(6B) and (6C) of the Industrial Training Act 1982 (the “1982 Act”).

Section 11(6)(a) of the 1982 Act requires the Secretary of State to be satisfied that an industrial training board (“board”) has taken reasonable steps to ascertain the view of persons the Secretary of State considers likely to be liable to make payments in consequence of levy proposals submitted by that board. Section 11(6B) and (6C) enable the Secretary of State to make regulations providing what constitutes reasonable steps for the purposes of section 11(6)(a) of the 1982 Act.

Regulation 3 and the Schedule to the Regulations set out what constitute “reasonable steps” for a board to take in order to ascertain the views of those who are likely to be liable to pay a levy in consequence of levy proposals.

Regulation 4 prescribes organisations for the purposes of section 11(6C)(b) of the 1982 Act.