The Regulatory Reform (Sugar Beet Research and Education) Order 2003

the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food consulted—

following that consultation the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (“the Secretary of State”), in whom the functions of that Minister are now vested1, considered it appropriate to proceed with the making of this Order;

a document containing the Secretary of State’s proposals was laid before Parliament as required by section 6 of the Regulatory Reform Act 20012 (“the 2001 Act”) and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 8 of that Act expired;

no representations were received during that period;

the Secretary of State had regard to the Thirteenth Report of the Regulatory Reform Committee3 and the Twenty-seventh Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee4;

a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of the reports of each House of Parliament and recording the fact that no representations were made during the period set out in section 8 of the 2001 Act;

the draft was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

this Order removes a function of the National Assembly for Wales, and the Assembly has agreed that it be made; and

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;