These Regulations modify provisions related to boundary changes in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (the 2007 Act) as they apply to West Suffolk.

Regulation 3 modifies certain provisions of Part 1 of the 2007 Act for the purposes of boundary change of the local government areas of Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury. Section 8 of the 2007 Act is modified to allow for a proposal for boundary change affecting its area to be made by a relevant local authority without the requirement of a review or recommendation from the Local Government Boundary Commission.

Regulation 4 provides for the relevant provisions of the 2007 Act as modified by these Regulations to apply to the implementation of a proposal made before the coming into force of these Regulations.

Regulation 5 provides for the expiry of these Regulations at the end of March 2020.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared as this instrument will have no impact on the costs of business and the voluntary sector.