Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 - Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

   1. Summary and Background

2. Territorial Extent

   1. Territorial Application: Wales

   2. Territorial Application: Scotland

   3. Territorial Application: Northern Ireland

3. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1: Local Better Regulation Office

      1. Establishment of LBRO

         1. Section 1: LBRO

         2. Section 2: Dissolution of the LBRO company

      2. Definitions

         1. Section 3: “Local Authority”

         2. Section 4: “Relevant function”

      3. General functions of LBRO

         1. Section 5: Objective relating to general functions

         2. Section 6: Guidance to local authorities

         3. Section 7: Guidance to local authorities: enforcement

         4. Section 8: Financial support and assistance to local authorities

         5. Section 9: Advice to Ministers of the Crown

         6. Section 10: Advice to Welsh Ministers

      4. Function relating to enforcement priorities

         1. Section 11: Enforcement priorities

      5. Matters relating to the exercise of LBRO’s functions

         1. Section 12: Relationship with other regulators

         2. Section 13: Duty not to impose burdens

         3. Section 14: Ancillary powers

      6. Ministerial powers in relation to LBRO

         1. Section 15: Guidance or directions by the Secretary of State

         2. Section 16: Guidance or directions by Welsh Ministers

      7. Supplementary and general

         1. Section 17: Review of LBRO

         2. Section 18: Power to dissolve LBRO

         3. Section 19: Dissolution of LBRO: tax

         4. Section 20: Orders under Part 1

   2. Part 2: Co-Ordination of Regulatory Enforcement

      1. Introduction

         1. Section 22: Scope of Part 2

         2. Section 23: “Local Authority”

         3. Section 24:  “Relevant function”

      2. Primary Authorities

         1. Section 25:  Primary authorities

         2. Section 26: Nomination of primary authorities

      3. Functions of primary authorities

         1. Section 27: Advice and guidance

         2. Section 28: Enforcement action

         3. Schedule 4

         4. Section 29: Enforcement action: exclusions

         5. Section 30: Inspection plans

      4. Primary authorities: supplementary

         1. Section 31: Power to charge

         2. Section 32: LBRO support

      5. General

         1. Section 33: LBRO guidance

         2. Section 34: Orders under Part 2

         3. Section 35: Interpretation of Part 2

   3. Part Three: Civil Sanctions

      1. Section 36: Power to make orders providing for civil sanctions

      2. Section 37: “Regulator”

      3. Section 38: “Relevant Offence”

      4. Schedule 5: Designated regulators

      5. Schedule 6: Enactments specified for the purposes of orders under Part 3

      6. Section 39: Fixed monetary penalties

      7. Section 40: Fixed monetary penalties: procedure

      8. Section 41: Fixed monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and conviction

      9. Section 42: Discretionary requirements

      10. Section 43: Discretionary requirements: procedure

      11. Section 44: Discretionary requirements: criminal proceedings and conviction

      12. Section 45: Discretionary requirement: enforcement

      13. Section 46: Stop notices

      14. Section 47: Stop notices: procedure

      15. Section 48: Stop notices: compensation

      16. Section 49: Stop notices: enforcement

      17. Section 50: Enforcement undertakings

      18. Section 51: Combination of sanctions

      19. Section 52: Monetary penalties

      20. Section 53: Costs recovery

      21. Section 54: Appeals

      22. Section 55: Other provision

      23. Section 56: Excluded provision: Scotland

      24. Section 57: Excluded provision: Northern Ireland

      25. Section 58: Consultation and consent: Scotland

      26. Section 59: Consultation and consent: Wales

      27. Section 60: Consultation: general

      28. Section 61: Parliamentary and Assembly procedure

      29. Section 62: Offences under subordinate legislation

      30. Schedule 7: Enactments specified for the purpose of section 62

      31. Section 63: Guidance as to use of civil sanctions

      32.  Section 64: Guidance as to enforcement of relevant offences

      33. Section 65: Publication of enforcement action

      34. Section 66: Compliance with regulatory principles

      35. Section 67: Review

      36. Section 68: Suspension

      37. Section 69: Payment of penalties into Consolidated Fund

      38. Section 70: Disclosure of information

      39. Section 71: Interpretation of Part 3

   4. Part 4: Regulatory Burdens

      1. Section 72: Duty not to impose or maintain unnecessary burdens

      2. Section 73: Functions to which section 72 applies

   5. Part 5: General

      1. Section 75: Commencement

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