Review7
1
The Secretary of State must from time to time—
a
carry out a review of the regulatory provisions contained in regulations 2 to 5; and
b
publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.
2
The first report must be published before 6th April 2028.
3
Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding 5 years.
4
A report published under this regulation must, in particular—
a
set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provisions referred to in paragraph (1)(a);
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.
5
In this regulation, “regulatory provision” has the same meaning as in section 32(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (duty to review secondary legislation)31.