Regulation 20B Special provisions for orders giving permanent effect to experimental ordersF1

In this regulation—

• “permanent order” means an order under any provision of the Act the sole effect of which is to reproduce and continue in force indefinitely the provisions of a relevant experimental order, whether or not that relevant experimental order has been varied by another experimental order, or has been modified or suspended under section 10(2) of the Act,

• “relevant experimental order”, in relation to a permanent order, means an experimental order the provisions of which are to be reproduced and continued in force indefinitely by that permanent order.

Regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7 do not apply to a permanent order where—

The requirements are that—

In the application of regulations 9, 10 and 12 and Part II of schedule 1 to a permanent order the notice of making in relation to each relevant experimental order is to be treated as the notice of proposals in respect of the permanent order.

In the application of regulations 9, 10, 12 and 17(1)(b) and Part II of schedule 1 to a permanent order, any objection made in accordance with the statement included by virtue of paragraph (3)(a) in the notice of making in relation to any relevant experimental order is to be treated as an objection made under regulation 7 to the making of the permanent order.