UK Act of Parliament 2001 c. c. 6 United Kingdom

Regulatory Reform Act 2001

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Enforcement
No single statutory enforcer
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)

Enabling Act for modernising statutory regulation via Orders. No substantive enforcer; each Order nominates its own.

What it defines

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

15 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Power by order to make provision reforming law which imposes burdens (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Meaning of “burden” and related expressions (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Limitations on order-making power (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Statutory instrument procedure (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Preliminary consultation (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Document to be laid before Parliament (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Representations made in confidence or containing damaging information (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Parliamentary consideration of proposals (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Codes of practice relating to enforcement of regulatory requirements (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Making of codes of practice by Ministers of the Crown (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Making of codes of practice by National Assembly for Wales (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Repeals and savings (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Consequential amendments (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Short title and extent (opens in a new tab)

Connected legislation

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