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Regulatory Reform Act 2001

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Regulatory Reform Act 2001. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Summary

  3. Pre-Legislative Scrutiny

  4. Background

    1. The previous deregulation order-making power

    2. Transition to the 2001 Act

    3. Order-making process

    4. Aspects of the Regulatory Reform Order-making power

    5. The policy on enforcement

      1. The Enforcement Concordat

    6. Enforcement Provisions in the Act

    7. Assessment of Impact of Orders

  5. The Act

  6. Commentary on Sections

    1. Section 1: Power by order to make provision reforming law which imposes burdens

      1.  “…by order make provision for the purpose of reforming legislation…”

      2. “…make provision for the purpose of reforming legislation which has the effect of imposing burdens…”

      3. “…make provision for the purpose of reforming legislation which has the effect of imposing burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of any activity”.

      4. “…make provision for the purpose of reforming legislation which has the effect of imposing burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of any activity, with a view to one or more of the following objects”

    2. Section 2: Meaning of “burden” and related expressions

    3. Section 3: Limitations on the order-making power

    4. Section 4: Statutory instrument procedure

    5. Section 5: Preliminary consultation

    6. Section 6: Document to be laid before Parliament

    7. Section 7: Representations made in confidence or containing damaging information

    8. Section 8: Parliamentary consideration of proposals

    9. Section 9: Codes relating to enforcement of regulatory requirements

    10. Section 10: Making of codes of practice by designated Minister

    11. Section 11: Making of codes of practice by National Assembly for Wales

    12. Section 12: Repeals and savings

    13. Section 13: Consequential amendments

    14. Section 14: Interpretation

    15. Section 15: Short title and extent

  7. Commencement

  8. Hansard References

  9. ANNEX ASTANDING ORDERS RELATING TO REGULATORY REFORM ORDERS

  10. ANNEX BLIST OF DEREGULATION ORDERS

  11. ANNEX CGOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS

  12. ANNEX DLIST OF POTENTIAL REGULATORY REFORM ORDERS

  13. ANNEX EADVICE TO DEPARTMENTS

  14. ANNEX FOVERVIEW OF PROCEDURAL AND LEGAL SAFEGUARDS

  15. ANNEX GTEXT OF THE ENFORCEMENT CONCORDAT

  16. ANNEX HREGULATORY REFORM ORDER-MAKING: INITIAL CHECK ON VIRES

  17. ANNEX IREGULATORY REOFRM ORDER-MAKING: CONSULTATION AND COMMITTEE SCRUTINY

  18. ANNEX JREGULATORY REFORM ORDER-MAKING: PARLIAMENTARY CONSIDERATIONn

  19. ANNEX KREGULATORY REFORM PROPOSALS AND ORDERS - PARLIAMENTARY CONSIDERATION

  20. ANNEX L:COMPLIANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS

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