{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-enforcement-and-sanctions-act-2008/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-enforcement-and-sanctions-act-2008/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/13",
  "legislation_title": "Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-enforcement-and-sanctions-act-2008",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Objective relating to general functions",
  "text": "(1) In exercising their functions under sections 6 to 10 the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers have the objective of securing that local authorities in England and Wales exercise their relevant functions—\n(a) effectively,\n(b) in a way which does not give rise to unnecessary burdens, and\n(c) in a way which conforms with the principles in subsection (2).\n(2) Those principles are that—\n(a) regulatory activities should be carried out in a way which is transparent, accountable, proportionate and consistent;\n(b) regulatory activities should be targeted only at cases in which action is needed.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(1) substituted (2.2.2012) by The Local Better Regulation Office (Dissolution and Transfer of Functions, Etc.) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/246), arts. 1(2), 2, 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 3 (with Sch. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/13/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:34:57.307426+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."
}