Prospective
8.—(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—
(a)carry out a review of articles 3 to 7, 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 designating rural areas and regions for the purposes of section 157 of the Act,
(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 whether the designations of the rural areas and regions in question remain appropriate.
(3) The first report under this regulation must be published before 19th June 2021.
(4) Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding five years.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 8 in force at 20.6.2016, see art. 1