Annex 2
List of RROs and proposals Affected by Two-Year
Rule
- Special Occasions 2001 - The legislation being amended
had to be transposed into the RRO to allow subsequent orders to
relax licensing hours for the Golden Jubilee and future New Year's
Eves.
- Gaming Machines - A substantial part of the RRO had
to be dropped shortly before scrutiny began because a separate
S.I. had amended some of the provisions affected by the RRO.
- NHS Charities - Part of the proposal has had to be
dropped because an order made by the Treasury amended one of the
main provisions which the RRO also sought to amend. This has led
to a further consultation exercise, and has severely delayed the
laying of the proposal for final scrutiny.
- Civil Registration - A section had to be inserted into
the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act
2003 to prevent the two- year rule causing problems for the RRO
proposal.
- Voluntary Aided Schools - A section had to be inserted
into the Education Act 2002 to circumvent the two-year rule which
would have delayed or prevented delivery of the RRO.
- Fire Safety -Difficulties may arise from a delay in
laying a draft of the proposed order.
- Trading Stamps - A provision had to be placed in the
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 to avoid the two-year rule delaying
this proposal.
- Unsolicited Goods and Services - A provision had to
be placed in the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 to avoid the two-year
rule delaying this proposal.
- Buses - This proposal (currently out to consultation)
has led to the insertion of a clause in the School Transport Bill,
in order to avoid the potential application of the two-year rule.
- Water Industry proposals -These proposals have been
delayed until November 2005 due to provisions in the Water Act
2003. The proposals are still under development, but work could
have started sooner on them had it not been for the two-year rule.
This lists those proposals and orders of which the Committee is
aware which have been subject to delay or adjustment because of
the two-year rule. There may have been other proposals begun
and not proceeded with by departments once it became apparent
that the application of the two-year rule would make it necessary
to delay or rework elements of them.
Cabinet Office, January 2005
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