Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9)

Part 3 U.K. Protection of property from disproportionate enforcement action

CHAPTER 1 U.K. Powers of entry

Repealing, adding safeguards or rewriting powers of entry U.K.

42 Duty to review certain existing powers of entry U.K.

(1) Each Minister of the Crown who is a member of the Cabinet must, within the relevant period—

(a) review relevant powers of entry, and relevant associated powers, for which the Minister is responsible with a view to deciding whether to make an order under section 39(1), 40 or 41 in relation to any of them,

(b) prepare a report of that review, and

(c) lay a copy of the report before Parliament.

(2) A failure by a Minister of the Crown to comply with a duty under subsection (1) in relation to a power of entry or associated power does not affect the validity of the power.

(3) In this section—

• “relevant associated power” means any associated power in a public general Act or a statutory instrument made under such an Act,

• “the relevant period” means the period of two years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed,

• “relevant power of entry” means any power of entry in a public general Act or a statutory instrument made under such an Act.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 42 in force at 1.7.2012 by S.I. 2012/1205, art. 3(l)