Review8.

(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 provisions of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation implemented by these Regulations are implemented in other member States.

(3)

The report must in particular—

(a)

set out the objectives intended to be achieved 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 in a less burdensome way.

(4)

The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the coming into force of these Regulations.

(5)

Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.