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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007 and comes into force on 6th April 2008.
(2) In this Order—
“local authority” means—
a county or district council in England;
a London borough council;
the Common Council of the City of London;
the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple and the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple;
the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
a port health authority in England (not being an authority specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e)); and
an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985(1) (waste disposal authorities for Greater London and metropolitan counties).
2. Subject to articles 3 and 4, any regulatory function specified in the Schedule to this Order is a function to which sections 21 and 22 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 apply.
3. Article 2 shall not apply to any regulatory function exercisable by Order in Council, order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other subordinate instrument under a public general Act or local Act.
4. Article 2 shall not apply to any regulatory function—
(a)so far as exercisable in Scotland, if or to the extent that the function relates to matters which are not reserved matters;
(b)so far as exercisable in Northern Ireland, if or to the extent that the function relates to matters which are transferred matters; or
(c)exercisable only in or as regards Wales.
Phil Hope
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
and Minister for the Third Sector