Executive Summary
2. Officials have been asked to identify potential legislative, regulatory and administrative measures that could improve the implementation of regulatory frameworks as an ongoing part of the work programme for the Review.
3. This paper contains legislative and regulatory proposals in addition to those already identified at the time of the Second Milestone Report [CBC Min (07) 8/23] and its companion paper entitled "Quality Regulation Review: First Tranche of Legislative Amendments" [CAB Min (07) 14/1].
4. The consolidated proposals contained in this paper will require amendments to the
Fisheries Act 1996, the Ministry of Fisheries Restructuring Act 1995, the
Conservation Act 1987, the Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992, the
Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999,
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act, and revocation of health and health related regulations.
5. Overall these initiatives address regulatory duplication, gaps, administrative errors and inconsistencies between different pieces of legislation that collectively create unnecessary compliance costs and uncertainty for business. In keeping with the scope of the Review they target poor implementation and administration of various regulatory frameworks.
6. Individually these changes make small gains to improve the quality of specific regulatory environments. Once consolidated into an Omnibus Bill many small gains make a considerable overall impact on the quality of key regulatory environments. The choice of an Omnibus Bill also demonstrates the Government's commitment to promptly addressing regulatory barriers to economic growth and transformation.
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