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Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 3028

Regulatory Reform

The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2010

Made

20th December 2010

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(2) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006(1).

In accordance with section 24(9) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Title and commencement

1.  This Order—

(a)may be cited as the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2010; and

(b)comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Amendment

2.—(1) The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In Part 1 of the Schedule, at the appropriate place, insert—

Marine Management Organisation(3).

Richard Benyon

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

20th December 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007. It inserts a reference to the Marine Management Organisation, a body corporate established by section 1 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), into Part 1 of the Schedule to that Order.

The Schedule lists the regulatory functions to which sections 21 and 22 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) apply. Section 21 sets out the principles to which any person exercising a regulatory function must have regard. Section 22 provides for the issuing of a code of practice (the Regulators’ Compliance Code) to which that person must have regard.

A copy of the Regulators’ Compliance Code is available from the Better Regulation Executive, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H OET.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

2006 c. 51. The consultation requirements in section 24(6) do not apply to an order specifying regulatory functions of the Marine Management Organisation as functions to which sections 21 and 22 of the Act apply. This is by virtue of section 3(2) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23).

(3)

See section 1 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.