The International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc.) Regulations 2012

Review

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10.—(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—

(a)carry out a review of the provisions of these Regulations,

(b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and

(c)publish the report.

(2) In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how the Convention has been given effect in other Member States.

(3) The report must in particular—

(a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the provisions of 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 which 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 specified in regulation 1(1).

(5) Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.