Select Committee on Regulatory Reform Seventh Report

2  The report on the proposal

10. In our first stage report, we recommended that a draft Order in the form of the proposal should be laid before the House.[3]

The Department's response

11. The Department has laid before the House a draft Order substantially in the form of its proposal. A small number of textual amendments have been made in response to advice given to the Department by our Legal Adviser and by the Legal Adviser to the House of Lords Committee on Delegated powers and Regulatory Reform.[4]

12. We are satisfied that the responsible Minister has had due regard to previous report on the proposal for this draft Order.

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3   First Report from the Regulatory Reform Committee of Session 2006-07: Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007 HC 384: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmdereg/384/38402.htm Back

4   These textual points are detailed at paragraphs 18 to 21 of the Explanatory Statement. The Department has confirmed to our staff that the reference in paragraph 20 to the "Parliamentary Clerk to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee" should be to our Legal Adviser. Back

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Prepared 14 June 2007