PART 1Preliminary
Duty to review2
1
Before the end of each review period, the Secretary of State must—
a
carry out a review of the provisions of these Regulations other than the provisions inserted by Parts 7 and 8 of these Regulations,
b
set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and
c
publish the report.
2
In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how the Airport Charges Directive (which is implemented by means of these Regulations) is implemented in other member States.
3
The report must in particular—
a
set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by these Regulations,
b
assess the extent to which those objectives have been achieved, and
c
assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.
4
“Review period” means—
a
the period of five years beginning with 10th November 2011, and
b
subject to paragraph (5), each successive period of five years.
5
If a report under this regulation is published before the last day of the review period to which it relates, the following review period is to begin with the day on which that report is published.