The Adventure Activities Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1973

Health And Safety

The Adventure Activities Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

16th July 2008

Laid before Parliament

25th July 2008

Laid before National Assembly for Wales

25th July 2008

Coming into force

1st October 2008

The Secretary of State, acting in relation to England and Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(4)(f) of the Activity Centres (Young Persons’ Safety) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”)(1), having consulted persons other than the Health and Safety Executive in accordance with section 3(3) of the 1995 Act and pursuant to a proposal submitted by the Health and Safety Executive under section 3(4) of the 1995 Act,

and

the Welsh Ministers(2), acting in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 1(4)(f) of the 1995 Act and now vested in them, having consulted persons other than the Health and Safety Executive in accordance with section 3(3) of the 1995 Act and pursuant to a proposal submitted by the Health and Safety Executive under section 3(4) of the 1995 Act,

make the following Regulations—

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Adventure Activities Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1st October 2008.

Amendment of the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004

2.  In regulation 5 of the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004(3), for “£620” substitute “£715”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

William D McKenzie

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

15th July 2008

Signed

Jane Hutt

Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills One of the Welsh Ministers

16th July 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004 to increase the fee payable on each application for a licence for the provision of facilities for adventure activities or on the renewal of such a licence.

An impact assessment has not been carried out as the increase in the fee is intended to reflect inflation since the last increase in June 2004 and projected inflation until the fee is next reviewed and as a result it is not anticipated that there will be any impact on business or the voluntary sector.

(1)

1995 c. 15. Sections 1 and 3 were amended by S.I. 2008/960.

(2)

The functions of the Secretary of State were, in so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by Article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and are now vested in the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(3)

S.I. 2004/1309.