Introduction
Summary and Background
Territorial Extent
Territorial Application: Wales
Commentary on Sections
Part 1: Order-Making Powers
Powers
Section 1: Power to remove or reduce burdens
Section 2: Power to promote regulatory principles
Restrictions
Section 3: Preconditions
Section 4: Subordinate legislation
Section 5: Taxation
Section 6: Criminal penalties
Section 7: Forcible entry
Section 8: Excepted enactments
Section 9: Scotland
Section 10: Northern Ireland
Section 11: Wales
Procedure
Section 12: Procedure: introductory
Section 13: Consultation
Section 14: Draft order and explanatory document laid before Parliament
Section 15: Determination of Parliamentary procedure
Section 16: Negative resolution procedure
Section 17: Affirmative resolution procedure
Section 18: Super-affirmative resolution procedure
General
Section 20: Combination with powers under the European Communities Act 1972
Part 2: Regulators
Exercise of regulatory functions
Section 21: Principles
Section 22: Code of Practice
Section 23: Code of Practice: procedure
Section 24: Functions to which sections 21 and 22 apply
Part 3: Legislation Relating to the European Communities Etc
Interpretation of legislation
Section 25: References to Community instruments
Section 26: EEA agreement and EEA state
Implementation of Community obligations
Section 27: Power to make orders, rules and schemes
Section 28: Power to make ambulatory references to Community instruments
Section 29: Combination of powers
Part 4: Supplementary and General
Supplementary
Section 30: Repeals and savings
Section 31: Consequential amendments
Section 32: General interpretation
Section 34: Extent
Hansard References