Regulatory Reform Act 2001

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 A STANDING ORDERS RELATING TO REGULATORY REFORM ORDERS

10. ANNEX B LIST OF DEREGULATION ORDERS

11. ANNEX C GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS

12. ANNEX D LIST OF POTENTIAL REGULATORY REFORM ORDERS

13. ANNEX E ADVICE TO DEPARTMENTS

14. ANNEX F OVERVIEW OF PROCEDURAL AND LEGAL SAFEGUARDS

15. ANNEX G TEXT OF THE ENFORCEMENT CONCORDAT

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

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

18. ANNEX J REGULATORY REFORM ORDER-MAKING: PARLIAMENTARY CONSIDERATIONn

19. ANNEX K REGULATORY REFORM PROPOSALS AND ORDERS - PARLIAMENTARY CONSIDERATION

20. ANNEX L: COMPLIANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS