The Regulatory Reform (Sunday Trading) Order 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 470

REGULATORY REFORM

The Regulatory Reform (Sunday Trading) Order 2004

Made

26th February 2004

Coming into force

27th February 2004

Whereas

(a) The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (“the Secretary of State”) consulted:

(i) such organisations as appeared to her to be representative of interests substantially affected by her proposals for this Order,

(ii) such organisations as appeared to her to be representative of the statutory bodies to whose functions her proposals relate,

(iii) the Law Commission,

(iv) the National Assembly for Wales, and

(v) such other persons as she considered appropriate;

(b) Following that consultation, the Secretary of State considered it appropriate to proceed with the making of this Order;

(c) A document containing the Secretary of State’s proposals was laid before Parliament as required by section 6 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001(1) and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 8 of that Act has expired;

(d) The Secretary of State has had regard to the representations made during this period, in particular to the Twenty-Eighth Report, Session 2002-2003 of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee of the House of Lords and the First Report, session 2003-2004 of the Regulatory Reform Committee of the House of Commons;

(e) A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of such representations and Reports;

(f) The draft was approved by Resolution of each House of Parliament;

(g) The Secretary of State is of the opinion that this Order does not remove any necessary protection or prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which he might reasonably expect to continue to exercise;

Now therefore the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 1 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 hereby makes the following Order—

(1)

2001 c. 6.