# The Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004, Introduction: Introductory text


REGULATORY REFORM
PATENTS
Made 22nd September 2004
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) 1st January 2005
Whereas:
(a) the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (“the Secretary of State”) has consulted—
(i) such organisations as appear to her to be representative of interests substantially affected by her proposals for this Order,
(ii) the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks,
(iii) the Law Commission,
(iv) the National Assembly for Wales, and
(v) such other persons as she considers appropriate;
(b) following the consultation mentioned in recital (a) 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 and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 8 of that Act has expired;
(d) the Secretary of State has had regard to the representations made during this period, in particular to the Sixth Report of Session 2003-2004 of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee of the House of Lords and the Second Report of Session 2003-2004 of the Regulatory Reform Committee of the House of Commons;
(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;
(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; and
(h) this Order creates burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of certain activities, and the Secretary of State is of the opinion that—
(i) the provisions of this Order, taken as a whole, strike a fair balance between the public interest and the interests of the persons affected by the burdens being created, and
(ii) the extent to which this Order removes or reduces one or more burdens, or has other beneficial effects for persons affected by the burdens imposed by the existing law, makes it desirable for this Order to be made;
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:—

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2357/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-reform-patents-order-2004/introduction
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