Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES

REGULATORY REFORM

Made 23rd September 2004

Coming into force 24th September 2004

Whereas

(a)

the Secretary of State for Wales (“the Secretary of State”) consulted—

(i)

such organisations as appeared to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by his proposals for this Order,

(ii)

the statutory bodies whose functions are related to his proposals,

(iii)

the National Assembly for Wales, and

(iv)

such other persons as he considered appropriate;

(b)

following that consultation the Secretary of State considered it appropriate to proceed with the making of this Order;

(c)

a document containing the Secretary of State’s proposals was laid before Parliament as required by section 6 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001^f1 and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 8 of that Act expired;

(d)

the Secretary of State had regard to the representations made during that period and in particular to the Sixth Report of Session 2003–04 of the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee;

(e)

a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of those representations and the changes to the Secretary of State’s proposals in the light of them;

(f)

the draft was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament; and

(g)

the Secretary of State is of the opinion that this Order does not remove any necessary protection or prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which he might reasonably expect to continue to exercise;

Now therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2001 c. 6.