The Regulatory Reform (Removal of 20 Member Limit in Partnerships etc.) Order 2002

the Secretary of State is of the opinion that this Order does not remove any necessary protection or prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which he might reasonably expect to continue to exercise;

the Secretary of State has consulted such organisations as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of interests substantially affected by the Secretary of State’s proposals, statutory bodies whose functions are related to those proposals, organisations representative of such bodies, the National Assembly for Wales and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate;

it appears to the Secretary of State that it is appropriate, following that consultation, to proceed with the making of this Order;

a document setting out the Secretary of State’s proposals has been laid before Parliament as required by section 6 of the Regulatory Reform Act 20011 and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 8 of that Act has expired;

the Secretary of State has had regard to the representations made during that period;

a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of those representations and the changes (if any) to the Secretary of State’s proposals in the light of them; and

a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament: