46.—(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—
(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 the Directive is implemented in [F1other] 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 are 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 the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force.
(5) Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 46(2) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1647), regs. 1(3), 14(10)
47.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Specification) Order 2004(1) for the words “The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2008” substitute “The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012”.
(2) In Part 2 of the Schedule to the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007(2) under the heading “Weights and measures” omit the entry “Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2008” and after the last entry insert “The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012”.
S.I. 2004/693, amended by S.I. 2008/37; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
S.I. 2007/3544, amended by S.I. 2009/2981; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.