ReviewU.K.
23.—(1) Before the end of each review period, the Secretary of State must—
(a)carry out a review 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 Directive 2001/112/EC (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) The first report under this regulation must be published before 28th October 2018.
(5) Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.