7.—(1) Before the end of each review period, the Secretary of State must—
(a)carry out a review of regulations 2 to 6;
(b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and
(c)publish the report.
(2) In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how Article 15 of the Directive (inspections) (which is implemented by means of regulations 2 to 6) are implemented in other member States.
(3) The report must in particular—
(a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system for inspections established by regulations 2 to 6;
(b)assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and
(c)assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.
(4) In this regulation, “review period” means—
(a)the period of five years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force; and
(b)subject to paragraph (5), each successive period of five years.
(5) If a report under this regulation is published before the last day of the review period to which it relates, the following review period is to begin with the day on which that report is published.
(6) In this regulation, “the Directive” means Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006(1).
OJ No L 140, 5.6.2009, p 114.