Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Deregulation

   1. Chapter I General

      1. Removal or reduction of burdens

         1. 1. Power to remove or reduce certain statutory burdens on businesses, individuals etc.

         2. 2. Limitations on the power under section 1.

         3. 3. Preliminary consultation.

         4. 4. Parliamentary consideration of proposals.

      2. Enforcement procedures and appeals

         1. 5. Powers to improve enforcement procedures.

         2. 6. Model provisions with respect to appeals.

   2. Chapter II Miscellaneous Deregulatory Provisions

      1. 7. Undertakings as alternative to monopoly reference by Director General of Fair Trading.

      2. 8. Newspaper mergers: meaning of “newspaper proprietor” etc.

      3. 9. Undertakings as alternative to merger reference: non-divestment matters.

      4. 10. Restrictive trade practices: non-notifiable agreements.

      5. 11. Restrictive trade practices: registration of commercially sensitive information.

      6. 12. Anti-competitive practices: competition references.

      7. 13. Striking off of non-trading private companies.

      8. 14. Repeal of section 43 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985.

      9. 15. Building societies: issue of deferred shares at a premium.

      10. 16. Building societies: class 1 and 2 advances—third party mortgages.

      11. 17. Building societies: direct participation in syndicated lending.

      12. 18. Licensed premises at international ports: permitted hours.

      13. 19. Bars in licensed premises in England and Wales: children’s certificates.

      14. 20. Betting on Sundays.

      15. 21. Sporting events and activities on Sundays.

      16. 22. Sunday opening of certain licensed premises in Scotland.

      17. 23. Repeal of Part I of the Shops Act 1950.

      18. 24. Repeal of remainder of the Shops Act 1950.

      19. 25. Controls on fund-raising for charitable institutions: exclusion of connected companies.

      20. 26. Offences under section 63 of the Charities Act 1992: creation of statutory defence.

      21. 27. Applications for permits to conduct public charitable collections: time-limits.

      22. 28. Annual audit or examination of charity accounts.

      23. 29. Annual reports of charities.

      24. 30. Annual returns by charities.

      25. 31. Slaughterhouses and knackers' yards: uniting of enforcement functions.

      26. 32. Building regulations: power to repeal or modify provisions of local Acts.

      27. 33. Amendment of duty of care etc. as respects waste.

      28. 34. Controls on London lorries: replacement of discretionary exceptions.

      29. 35. Employment agencies etc.: replacement of licensing.

      30. 36. Unfair dismissal: selection for redundancy.

      31. 37. Power to repeal certain health and safety provisions.

      32. 38. Inspection of independent schools.

      33. 39. Chapter II: consequential amendments.

      34. 40. Extent of Chapter II.

   3. Chapter III Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing

      1. 41. The 1968 Act.

      2. 42. Use of vehicles under licences.

      3. 43. Objections to grant or variation of licences.

      4. 44. Determination of applications for licences.

      5. 45. Conditions for securing road safety.

      6. 46. Duration of licences and grant of interim licences.

      7. 47. Variation of licences.

      8. 48. Revocation, suspension and curtailment of licences.

      9. 49. Publication of applications.

      10. 50. Review and transfer of operating centres.

      11. 51. Assessors.

      12. 52. Review of decisions.

      13. 53. Appeals.

      14. 54. Partnerships.

      15. 55. Operators' licences not to be transferable etc.

      16. 56. Fees.

      17. 57. Chapter III: minor and consequential amendments.

   4. Chapter IV Public Service Vehicle Operator Licensing etc.

      1. 58. The 1981 Act.

      2. 59. Undertakings given on applications.

      3. 60. Objections to applications for licences.

      4. 61. Duration of licences.

      5. 62. Suspension of licences.

      6. 63. Operators' discs.

      7. 64. Repeal of section 27 of the 1981 Act.

      8. 65. Review of decisions and correction of errors.

      9. 66. Fees.

      10. 67. Disqualification of PSV operators.

      11. 68. Chapter IV: minor and consequential amendments.

3. Part II Contracting Out

   1. Contracting out of functions

      1. 69. Functions of Ministers and office-holders.

      2. 70. Functions of local authorities.

      3. 71. Functions excluded from sections 69 and 70.

      4. 72. Effect of contracting out.

      5. 73. Termination of contracting out.

   2. Provisions for facilitating contracting out

      1. 74. Powers of certain office-holders.

      2. 75. Restrictions on disclosure of information.

      3. 76. Amendments of enactments etc.

   3. Supplemental

      1. 77. Provisions with respect to orders.

      2. 78. Extent of Part II.

      3. 79. Interpretation of Part II.

4. Part III Supplementary

   1. 80. Financial provisions.

   2. 81. Repeals.

   3. 82. Short title, commencement and extent.

5. Schedules:

   1. Schedule 1

      Powers to improve enforcement procedures.

   2. Schedule 2

      Section 7: sectoral regulators.

   3. Schedule 3

      Non-notifiable agreements: modifications of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976.

   4. Schedule 4

      Section 12: sectoral regulators and transition.

   5. Schedule 5

      Striking off of non-trading private companies: Great Britain.

   6. Schedule 6

      Striking off of non-trading private companies: Northern Ireland.

   7. Schedule 7

      Children’s certificates: supplementary provisions.

   8. Schedule 8

      Schedule to be inserted in the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 after Schedule 5.

   9. Schedule 9

      Slaughterhouses and knackers' yards: uniting of enforcement functions.

   10. Schedule 10

       Employment agencies etc.: replacement of licensing.

       1. Part I General.

       2. Part II Seamen.

   11. Schedule 11

       Miscellaneous deregulatory provisions: consequential amendments.

   12. Schedule 12

       Schedule to be inserted in the Transport Act 1968 after Schedule 8.

   13. Schedule 13

       Goods vehicle operator licensing: minor and consequential amendments.

       1. Part I Amendment of the Transport Act 1968.

       2. Part II Amendment of other enactments.

   14. Schedule 14

       PSV operator licensing etc.: minor and consequential amendments.

   15. Schedule 15

       Restrictions on disclosure of information.

   16. Schedule 16

       Amendments etc. for facilitating contracting out.

   17. Schedule 17

       Repeals.