2017 No. 344

Regulatory Reform

The Business Impact Target (Relevant Regulators) Regulations 2017

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 22(9)1 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 20152.

In accordance with sections 22(10)3 and 161(4) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Business Impact Target (Relevant Regulators) Regulations 2017 and come into force on the twenty first day after the day on which they are made.

Relevant regulators2

For the purposes of section 22 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (and of sections 24A4 and 265 of that Act), a “relevant regulator” means a body or other person specified in the Schedule.

PriorParliamentary Under Secretary of State Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate ResponsibilityDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2

British Hallmarking Council6

Care Quality Commission7

Charity Commission for England and Wales8

Chief Inspector of Drinking Water9 and other persons appointed under section 86(1) of the Water Industry Act 199110

Civil Aviation Authority11

Coal Authority12

Commission for Equality and Human Rights13

Commissioners of Irish Lights

Competition and Markets Authority14

Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks15

Director of Fair Access to Higher Education16

Environment Agency17

Financial Conduct Authority18

Financial Reporting Council Limited19

Food Standards Agency20

Forestry Commissioners21

Gambling Commission22

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority23

Gas and Electricity Markets Authority24

Groceries Code Adjudicator25

Guardians of the Standard of Wrought Plate in Birmingham (the Birmingham Assay Office)26

Guardians of the Standard of Wrought Plate within the town of Sheffield (the Sheffield Assay Office)27

Health and Safety Executive28

Her Majesty’s Land Registry29

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs30

Higher Education Funding Council for England31

Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England32

Homes and Communities Agency33

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority34

Human Tissue Authority35

Immigration Services Commissioner36

Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh (the Edinburgh Assay Office)37

Information Commissioner38

Marine Management Organisation39

Natural England40

Northern Lighthouse Board

Office for Nuclear Regulation41

Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills42

Office of Communications43

Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation44

Office of Rail and Road45

Oil and Gas Authority46

Payment Systems Regulator47

Pensions Regulator48

Registrars of companies49

Regulator of Community Interest Companies50

Security Industry Authority51

Sports Grounds Safety Authority52

Traffic Commissioners53

The Trinity House (as defined in section 223(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 199554)

Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Goldsmiths of the City of London (the London Assay Office)55

Water Services Regulation Authority56

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Section 22(9) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26) (“the 2015 Act”), inserted by section 14(3) of the Enterprise Act 2016 (c.12) (“the 2016 Act”), gives the Secretary of State the power to specify in regulations bodies and persons which are “relevant regulators”.

Section 24A of the 2015 Act, inserted by section 14(4) of, and Schedule 2 to the 2016 Act places an obligation upon these regulators to publish certain documents. One of these documents is an assessment of the economic impact upon business activities of certain “regulatory provisions”. Section 22 of the 2015 Act determines which activities of these regulators will be classed as “regulatory provisions” and section 26 of the 2015 Act places obligations on the regulators in the event that the Secretary of State amends the business impact target framework. These Regulations specify the bodies and persons that are “relevant regulators”. These bodies and persons are listed in the Schedule to these Regulations.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/business-impact-target-growth-duty-and-small-business-appeals-champion.