Regulatory Reform Act 2001
2001 CHAPTER 6
An Act to enable provision to be made for the purpose of reforming legislation which has the effect of imposing burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of any activity and to enable codes of practice to be made with respect to the enforcement of restrictions, requirements or conditions.
[10th April 2001]
Textual Amendments
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Power to make provision reforming law which imposes burdensU.K.
1 Power by order to make provision reforming law which imposes burdensU.K.
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2 Meaning of “burden” and related expressionsU.K.
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3 Limitations on order-making powerU.K.
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4 Statutory instrument procedureU.K.
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5 Preliminary consultationU.K.
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6 Document to be laid before ParliamentU.K.
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7 Representations made in confidence or containing damaging informationU.K.
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8 Parliamentary consideration of proposalsU.K.
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Enforcement practiceU.K.
9 Codes of practice relating to enforcement of regulatory requirementsU.K.
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10 Making of codes of practice by Ministers of the CrownU.K.
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11 Making of codes of practice by National Assembly for WalesU.K.
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SupplementaryU.K.
12 Repeals and savingsU.K.
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13 Consequential amendmentsE+W+N.I.
(1)In section 6 of the 1994 Act (model provisions with respect to appeals), in subsection (7)—
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(b)for the definition of “interested person” there is substituted—
““interested person” means—
(a)the person against whom enforcement action may be or has been taken;
(b)any other person who will or may be required to meet, or to make a significant contribution towards, the cost of observing the restriction or complying with the requirement or condition; or
(c)where the enforcement action which may be or has been taken relates specifically to goods or services which are to be or have been supplied by a person other than the one against whom enforcement action may be or has been taken, that person;”.
(2)This section does not extend to Scotland.
14 InterpretationU.K.
In this Act—
15 Short title and extentU.K.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Regulatory Reform Act 2001.
(2)This Act extends to Northern Ireland.
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