PART 10U.K.Miscellaneous

Annual reviewU.K.

36.—(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—

(a)carry out a review of the regulatory provisions contained in these Regulations,

(b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and

(c)publish the report.

(2) The first report under these Regulations must be published before 1st July 2019.

(3) Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding one year.

(4) A report published under this regulation must, in particular—

(a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provisions contained in these Regulations,

(b)assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved,

(c)assess whether those objectives remain appropriate, and

(d)if those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provisions.