2007 No. 3548
regulatory reform
The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Code of Practice (Appointed Day) Order 2007
Made 18th December 2007

The Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 23(6) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (“the Act”).
2006 c.51.
In accordance with section 23 of the Act—
(a) the Minister for the Cabinet Office consulted persons appearing to him to be representative of persons exercising regulatory functions and such other persons as he considered appropriate about the draft code of practice;
(b) the Minister for the Cabinet Office laid the draft code of practice before Parliament on 15th October 2007;
(c) each House of Parliament approved by resolution the draft code of practice.
In accordance with section 22(1) of the Act, the Minister for the Cabinet Office issued the Code of Practice entitled the Regulators’ Compliance Code on 17th December 2007.

1 Citation
This Order may be cited as the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Code of Practice (Appointed Day) Order 2007.

2 Appointed Day
The day appointed for the coming into force of the code of practice entitled the Regulators’ Compliance Code issued by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 17th December 2007 is 6th April 2008.
ISBN 978-0-85605-712-0.
Phil Hope Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office and Minister for the Third Sector 18th December 2007

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 6th April 2008 for the coming into force of the Regulators’ Compliance Code (the “Compliance Code”). The Compliance Code was issued by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 17th December 2007 under section 22(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (the “Act”).
Section 22 of the Act enables a Minister of the Crown to issue a Code of Practice relating to the exercise of regulatory functions. This section imposes a duty on any person exercising a specified regulatory function to have regard to the Compliance Code when determining general policies or principles by reference to which that person exercises those functions. It also applies to any person exercising a regulatory function of setting standards or giving general guidance about the exercise of other regulatory functions (whether their own or someone else’s functions).
The regulatory functions to which section 22 applies are those specified by order under section 24(2) of the Act.
A copy of the Compliance Code (ISBN 978-0-85605-712-0) and a full Impact Assessment of the effect that the Compliance Code will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector are available from the Better Regulation Executive, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. They are also available from the Better Regulation Executive’s website http://bre.berr.gov.uk/regulation/.