18.—(1) The Treasury must from time to time—
(a)carry out a review of regulations 1 to 16,
(b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and
(c)publish the report.
(2) In carrying out the review the Treasury must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how the deposit guarantee schemes directive (which is partially implemented by regulations 1 to 16) is implemented in EA states other than the United Kingdom.
(3) The report must in particular—
(a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by regulations 1 to 16,
(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.