Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

29 U.K. In section 169 (certain duties of relevant authorities to consult: Part 4), in subsection (6)—

(a) in the definition of “relevant authority”, at the end insert “ or the Secretary of State ”,

(b) in the definition of “relevant decision”, in paragraph (b), after “appropriate Minister” (in the first place where it occurs) insert “ (other than the Secretary of State acting alone) ”, and

(c) also in that definition, after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)

in the case of the Secretary of State, any decision by the Secretary of State—

(i)

to make a reference under section 132;

(ii)

to vary under section 135 such a reference;

(iii)

in a case where the Secretary of State is required to make a reference under section 140A, whether to make a reference under subsection (5) or (6) of that section; or

(iv)

to vary under section 140B a reference made under section 140A(6).”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 10 para. 29 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)