ReviewU.K.
36.—(1) Before the end of each review period, the Secretary of State must—
(a)carry out a review of these Regulations as they apply in England;
(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 European Regulations are 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 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 review period is the period of five years beginning with the date on which these Regulations come into force.
(5) Each subsequent review period is a period of five years beginning with the date on which the report of the preceding review was published.