ReviewE+W+S

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

(a)carry out a review of the regulatory provision made by these Regulations, and

(b)publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.

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(3) The report must in particular—

(a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provision made by these Regulations;

(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.

(4) The first report under this regulation must be published before 20th July 2021.

(5) Subsequent reports under this regulation must be published at intervals not exceeding five years.

(6) In this regulation, “regulatory provision” has the meaning given by section 32(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 M1.