Review6
1
Before the end of each review period, the Secretary of State must—
a
carry out a review of regulations 3 to 5,
b
set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and
c
publish the report.
2
In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how—
a
Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin M1,
b
Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework of equal treatment in employment and occupation M2, and
c
Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast) M3,
are implemented in other member States in relation to work on ships and hovercraft and seafarers.
3
The report must in particular—
a
set out the objectives intended to be achieved by applying Part 5 of the Act to work on ships and hovercraft and seafarers,
b
assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved, and
c
assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved by imposing less regulation.
4
“Review period” means—
a
the period of five years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force, and
b
subject to paragraph (5), each successive period of five years.
5
If a report under this regulation is published before the last day of the review period to which it relates, the following review period is to begin with the day on which that report is published.