Insertion of article 247

After article 23 insert—

24Review

1

The Secretary of State must from time to time—

a

carry out a review of the regulatory provision in this Order, and

b

publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.

2

The report must in particular—

a

set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provision,

b

assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved,

c

assess whether those objectives remain appropriate, and

d

if those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision.

3

The first report under this article must be published before 6th April 2021.

4

Subsequent reports under this article must be published at intervals not exceeding five years.

5

In this article, “regulatory provision” has the meaning given by section 32(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 20156.