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Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006

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32General interpretation

(1)In this Act—

  • “the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;

  • “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 (c. 26).

(2)In this Act “regulatory function” means—

(a)a function under any enactment of imposing requirements, restrictions or conditions, or setting standards or giving guidance, in relation to any activity; or

(b)a function which relates to the securing of compliance with, or the enforcement of, requirements, restrictions, conditions, standards or guidance which under or by virtue of any enactment relate to any activity.

(3)In subsection (2)(a) and (b) the references to a function—

(a)include a function exercisable by or on behalf of the Crown;

(b)do not include—

(i)any function exercisable by any body of, or any person holding office in, the Church of England; or

(ii)any function of conducting criminal or civil proceedings.

(4)In subsection (2)(a) and (b) the references to an activity include—

(a)providing goods and services; and

(b)employing or offering employment to any person.

33Commencement

This Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

34Extent

(1)An order under Part 1 which amends or repeals any enactment extending outside England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland may have the same extent as that enactment.

(2)In section 31—

(a)subsections (1) and (2) extend to England and Wales only;

(b)subsection (3) extends to Northern Ireland only.

(3)The repeals in the Schedule have the same extent as the enactments to which they relate.

35Short title

This Act may be cited as the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.

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