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Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

2008 CHAPTER 13

CONTENTS

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  1. Part 1

    The Local Better Regulation Office

    1. Establishment of LBRO

      1. 1. LBRO

      2. 2. Dissolution of the LBRO company

    2. Definitions

      1. 3. “Local authority”

      2. 4. “Relevant function”

    3. General functions of LBRO

      1. 5. Objective relating to general functions

      2. 6. Guidance to local authorities

      3. 7. Guidance to local authorities: enforcement

      4. 8. Financial support and assistance to local authorities

      5. 9. Advice to Ministers of the Crown

      6. 10. Advice to Welsh Ministers

    4. Function relating to enforcement priorities

      1. 11. Enforcement priorities

    5. Matters relating to exercise of LBRO’s functions

      1. 12. Relationship with other regulators

      2. 13. Duty not to impose burdens etc

      3. 14. Ancillary powers

    6. Ministerial powers in relation to LBRO

      1. 15. Guidance or directions by the Secretary of State

      2. 16. Guidance or directions by Welsh Ministers

    7. Supplementary and general

      1. 17. Review of LBRO

      2. 18. Power to dissolve LBRO

      3. 19. Dissolution of LBRO: tax

      4. 20. Orders under Part 1

      5. 21. Interpretation of Part 1

  2. Part 2

    Co-ordination of regulatory enforcement

    1. Introductory

      1. 22. Scope of Part 2

      2. 23. “Local authority”

      3. 24. “Relevant function”

    2. Primary authorities

      1. 25. Primary authorities

      2. 26. Nomination of primary authorities

    3. Functions of primary authorities

      1. 27. Advice and guidance

      2. 28. Enforcement action

      3. 29. Enforcement action: exclusions

      4. 30. Inspection plans

    4. Primary authorities: supplementary

      1. 31. Power to charge

      2. 32. LBRO support

    5. General

      1. 33. LBRO guidance

      2. 34. Orders under Part 2

      3. 35. Interpretation of Part 2

  3. Part 3

    Civil sanctions

    1. Orders under Part 3: introductory

      1. 36. Power to make orders providing for civil sanctions

      2. 37. “Regulator”

      3. 38. “Relevant offence”

    2. Fixed monetary penalties

      1. 39. Fixed monetary penalties

      2. 40. Fixed monetary penalties: procedure

      3. 41. Fixed monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and conviction

    3. Discretionary requirements

      1. 42. Discretionary requirements

      2. 43. Discretionary requirements: procedure

      3. 44. Discretionary requirements: criminal proceedings and conviction

      4. 45. Discretionary requirements: enforcement

    4. Stop notices

      1. 46. Stop notices

      2. 47. Stop notices: procedure

      3. 48. Stop notices: compensation

      4. 49. Stop notices: enforcement

    5. Enforcement undertakings

      1. 50. Enforcement undertakings

    6. Orders under Part 3: supplementary provision

      1. 51. Combination of sanctions

      2. 52. Monetary penalties

      3. 53. Costs recovery

      4. 54. Appeals

      5. 55. Other provision

    7. Orders under Part 3: exclusions

      1. 56. Excluded provision: Scotland

      2. 57. Excluded provision: Northern Ireland

    8. Orders under Part 3: procedure

      1. 58. Consultation and consent: Scotland

      2. 59. Consultation and consent: Wales

      3. 60. Consultation: general

      4. 61. Parliamentary and Assembly procedure

    9. Extension of powers to make subordinate legislation

      1. 62. Offences under subordinate legislation

    10. Guidance

      1. 63. Guidance as to use of civil sanctions

      2. 64. Guidance as to enforcement of relevant offences

      3. 65. Publication of enforcement action

    11. Exercise of powers: general

      1. 66. Compliance with regulatory principles

      2. 67. Review

      3. 68. Suspension

    12. Supplementary and general

      1. 69. Payment of penalties into Consolidated Fund etc

      2. 70. Disclosure of information

      3. 71. Interpretation of Part 3

  4. Part 4

    Regulatory burdens

    1. 72. Duty not to impose or maintain unnecessary burdens

    2. 73. Functions to which section 72 applies

  5. Part 5

    General

    1. 74. General interpretation

    2. 75. Extent

    3. 76. Commencement

    4. 77. Short title

    1. Schedule 1

      LBRO: supplementary

    2. Schedule 2

      Replacement of the LBRO company by LBRO

    3. Schedule 3

      Enactments specified for the purposes of Part 1

    4. Schedule 4

      Enforcement action: references to LBRO

    5. Schedule 5

      Designated regulators

    6. Schedule 6

      Enactments specified for the purposes of orders under Part 3

    7. Schedule 7

      Enactments specified for the purposes of section 62

An Act to make provision for the establishment of the Local Better Regulation Office; for the co-ordination of regulatory enforcement by local authorities; for the creation of civil sanctions in relation to regulatory offences; for the reduction and removal of regulatory burdens; and for connected purposes. 9

[21st July 2008]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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