The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007 and comes into force on 6th April 2008.

(2) In this Order—

“local authority” means—

(a)

a county or district council in England;

(b)

a London borough council;

(c)

the Common Council of the City of London;

(d)

the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple and the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple;

(e)

the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(f)

a port health authority in England (not being an authority specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e)); and

(g)

an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985(1) (waste disposal authorities for Greater London and metropolitan counties).

Regulatory functions

2.  Subject to articles 3 and 4, any regulatory function specified in the Schedule to this Order is a function to which sections 21 and 22 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 apply.

3.  Article 2 shall not apply to any regulatory function exercisable by Order in Council, order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other subordinate instrument under a public general Act or local Act.

4.  Article 2 shall not apply to any regulatory function—

(a) so far as exercisable in Scotland, if or to the extent that the function relates to matters which are not reserved matters;

(b) so far as exercisable in Northern Ireland, if or to the extent that the function relates to matters which are transferred matters; or

(c) exercisable only in or as regards Wales.

[Name]

Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office

and Minister for the Third Sector

Date