The Regulatory Reform (Sugar Beet Research and Education) Order 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 1281

REGULATORY REFORM, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Regulatory Reform (Sugar Beet Research and Education) Order 2003

Made

8th May 2003

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

Whereas:

(a) the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food consulted—

(i) such organisations as appeared to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by his proposals which are implemented by this Order;

(ii) the National Assembly for Wales; and

(iii) such other persons as he considered appropriate;

(b) following that consultation the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (“the Secretary of State”), in whom the functions of that Minister are now vested(1), considered it appropriate to proceed with the making of this Order;

(c) a document containing the Secretary of State’s proposals was laid before Parliament as required by section 6 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001(2) (“the 2001 Act”) and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 8 of that Act expired;

(d) no representations were received during that period;

(e) the Secretary of State had regard to the Thirteenth Report of the Regulatory Reform Committee(3) and the Twenty-seventh Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee(4);

(f) a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of the reports of each House of Parliament and recording the fact that no representations were made during the period set out in section 8 of the 2001 Act;

(g) the draft was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

(h) this Order removes a function of the National Assembly for Wales, and the Assembly has agreed that it be made; and

(i) the Secretary of State is of the opinion that this Order does not remove any necessary protection or prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which he might reasonably expect to continue to exercise;

Now therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the 2001 Act, hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

Functions exercisable by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of articles 2 and 3 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).

(2)

2001 c. 6.

(3)

Thirteenth Report of Session 2001-02 on 22nd October 2002, HC 1247, ISBN 0 215 00591 0. The Committee confirmed its formal recommendation to the House on 26th November 2002.

(4)

Twenty-seventh Report of Session 2001-02 on 16th October 2002, HL 172, ISBN 0 104 81210 9.