PART 4Miscellaneous
Review
31.—(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 that report.
(2) In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonably practicable, have regard to how relevant international agreements are implemented in countries subject to those agreements.
(3) The report must in particular—
(a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the relevant international agreements and 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 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 must afterwards be published at intervals not exceeding five years.
Revocations
32. The instruments in Schedule 3 are revoked.