Deregulation Act 2015

Contents

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1. Communications
   1. 56 Repeal of power to make provision for blocking injunctions
2. General
   1. 112 Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations
   2. 113 Financial provision
   3. 114 Extent
   4. 115 Commencement
   5. 116 Short title
3. Transport
   1. 49 Removal of restrictions on provision of passenger rail services
   2. 50 Road traffic legislation: use of vehicles in emergency response by NHS
   3. 51 Reduction of burdens relating to the use of roads and railways
   4. 52 Reduction of burdens relating to enforcement of transport legislation
   5. 53 Civil penalties for parking contraventions: enforcement
   6. 54 Removal of restriction on investigation of tramway accidents in Scotland by RAIB
   7. 55 Removal of duty to order re-hearing of marine accident investigations
4. Administration of justice
   1. 79 Repeal of Senior President of Tribunals' duty to report on standards
   2. 80 Criminal procedure: written witness statements
   3. 81 Criminal procedure: written guilty pleas
   4. 82 Criminal procedure: powers to make Criminal Procedure Rules
   5. 83 “MAPPA arrangements” to cease to apply to certain offenders
   6. 84 Removal of requirement that prison closures be made by order
   7. 85 Power of HMRC to disclose information for purposes of certain litigation
   8. 86 CLC practitioner services bodies
   9. 87 Licensed CLC practitioners
   10. 88 CLC practitioner services: consequential amendments
   11. 89 The Council for Licensed Conveyancers: other amendments
5. Alcohol, sport and entertainment
   1. 68 Temporary event notices: increase in maximum number of events per year
   2. 69 Personal licences: no requirement to renew
   3. 70 Sale of liqueur confectionery to children under 16: abolition of offence
   4. 71 Late night refreshment
   5. 72 Removal of requirement to report loss or theft of licence etc to police
   6. 73 Motor racing on public roads: general
   7. 74 Motor racing: road closures
   8. 75 Motor racing: consequential amendments
   9. 76 Exhibition of films in community premises
   10. 77 TV licensing: duty to review sanctions
   11. 78 TV licensing: alternatives to criminal sanctions
6. Companies and insolvency
   1. 17 Authorisation of insolvency practitioners
   2. 18 Auditors ceasing to hold office
   3. 19 Insolvency and company law: miscellaneous
7. Education and training
   1. 64 Abolition of office of Chief Executive of Skills Funding
   2. 65 Further and higher education sectors: reduction of burdens
   3. 66 Schools: reduction of burdens
8. Exercise of regulatory functions
   1. 108 Exercise of regulatory functions: economic growth
   2. 109 Functions to which section 108 applies
   3. 110 Guidance on duty under section 108
   4. 111 Sections 108 to 110: interpretation
9. Housing and development
   1. 28 Reduction of qualifying period for right to buy
   2. 29 Removal of power to require preparation of housing strategies
   3. 30 Tenancy deposits: provision of information by agents
   4. 31 Tenancy deposits: non-compliance with requirements
   5. 32 Tenancy deposits: deemed compliance with requirements
   6. 33 Preventing retaliatory eviction
   7. 34 Further exemptions to section 33
   8. 35 Notice to be provided in relation to periodic assured shorthold tenancies
   9. 36 Time limits in relation to section 21 notices and proceedings
   10. 37 Prescribed form of section 21 notices
   11. 38 Compliance with prescribed legal requirements
   12. 39 Requirement for landlord to provide prescribed information
   13. 40 Repayment of rent where tenancy ends before end of a period
   14. 41 Application of sections 33 to 40
   15. 42 Optional building requirements
   16. 44 Short-term use of London accommodation: relaxation of restrictions
   17. 45 Short-term use of London accommodation: power to relax restrictions
   18. 46 Designation of urban development areas: procedure
   19. 47 Establishment of urban development corporations: procedure
   20. 48 Provision of advice etc about residential licences
10. Legislation no longer of practical use
    1. 107 Legislation no longer of practical use
11. Legislative reform
    1. 104 Power to spell out dates described in legislation
    2. 105 Combining different forms of subordinate legislation
    3. 106 Ambulatory references to international shipping instruments
12. Measures affecting business: particular areas
    1. 8 Driving instructors
    2. 9 Motor insurers
    3. 10 Taxis and private hire vehicles: duration of licences
    4. 11 Private hire vehicles: sub-contracting
    5. 12 Space activity: limit on indemnity required
    6. 13 Agricultural Holdings Act 1986: resolution of disputes by third party determination
    7. 14 Shippers etc of gas
    8. 15 Suppliers of fuel and fireplaces
    9. 16 Sellers of knitting yarn
13. Measures affecting the workplace: general
    1. 1 Health and safety at work: general duty of self-employed persons
    2. 2 Removal of employment tribunals' power to make wider recommendations
    3. 3 Apprenticeships: simplification
    4. 4 English apprenticeships: funding arrangements
    5. 5 English apprenticeships: disclosure of information
    6. 6 Requirements to wear safety helmets: exemption for Sikhs
    7. 7 Requirements to wear safety helmets: exemption for Sikhs: Northern Ireland
14. Other measures to reduce burdens on public authorities
    1. 90 Poisons and explosives precursors
    2. 91 London street trading appeals: removal of role of Secretary of State in appeals
    3. 93 Reduction in regulation of providers of social work services
    4. 94 Electoral Commission: changes to facilitate efficient administration
    5. 95 LGBC for England: changes to facilitate efficient administration
    6. 96 NHS foundation trusts and NHS trusts: acquisitions and dissolutions etc
    7. 97 Access to registers kept by Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
    8. 98 Information contained in entries of births and deaths
    9. 99 Information contained in entries of marriages and civil partnerships
    10. 100 Repeal of duty to prepare sustainable community strategy
    11. 101 Repeal of duties relating to local area agreements
    12. 102 Repeal of provisions relating to multi-area agreements
    13. 103 Repeal of duties relating to consultation or involvement
15. Regulation of child trust funds
    1. 60 Management of child trust funds: looked after children
    2. 61 Management of child trust funds: children 16 or over
    3. 62 Child trust funds: transfers
    4. 63 Child trust funds: safeguards for children's interests
16. The environment etc
    1. 57 Reduction of duties relating to energy and climate change
    2. 58 Household waste: de-criminalisation
    3. 59 Other measures relating to animals, food and the environment
17. Use of land
    1. 27 Erection of public statues (London): removal of consent requirement
18. Schedule 1 · Approved English apprenticeships
    1. Part 1 Main amendments
    2. Part 2 Consequential amendments
    3. Part 3 Apprenticeships: Wales
    4. Part 4 Transitional provision
19. Schedule 2 · Driving instructors
    1. Part 1 Amendments of Part 5 RTA 1988 (as amended by RSA 2006)
    2. Part 2 Transitory amendments of Part 5 RTA 1988 (before amendment by RSA 2006)
    3. Part 3 Consequential and related amendments
20. Schedule 3 · Motor insurance industry: certificates of insurance
    1. (1) The Road Traffic Act 1988 is amended as follows.
    2. (2) In section 147 (issue and surrender of certificates of insurance...
    3. (3) In section 148 (avoidance of certain exceptions to policies or...
    4. (4) (1) Section 151 (duty of insurers or persons giving security...
    5. (5) In section 152 (exceptions to section 151), in paragraph (c)...
    6. (6) In section 153 (bankruptcy, etc, of insured or secured persons...
    7. (7) In section 161 (interpretation), omit subsection (2).
21. Schedule 4 · Agricultural Holdings Act 1986: resolution of disputes by third party determination
    1. (1) The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 is amended as follows.
    2. (2) In section 2 (restriction on letting agricultural land for less...
    3. (3) (1) Section 6 (right to written tenancy agreement) is amended...
    4. (4) In section 7 (model clauses as to the maintenance, repair...
    5. (5) (1) Section 8 (arbitration where terms of written agreement are...
    6. (6) (1) Section 9 (transitional arrangements where liability in respect of...
    7. (7) In section 10 (tenant's right to remove fixtures and buildings),...
    8. (8) (1) Section 12 (arbitration of rent) is amended as follows....
    9. (9) In section 13 (increases of rent for landlord's improvements), after...
    10. (10) (1) Section 14 (variation of terms of tenancies as to...
    11. (11) (1) Section 15 (disposal of produce and cropping) is amended...
    12. (12) (1) Section 20 (compensation for damage by game) is amended...
    13. (13) In section 25 (length of notice to quit), in subsection...
    14. (14) (1) Section 33 (reduction of rent where notice is given...
    15. (15) In section 47 (terms of new tenancy unless varied by...
    16. (16) (1) Section 48 (arbitration on terms of new tenancy) is...
    17. (17) In section 74 (supplementary provisions with respect to compensation: termination...
    18. (18) In section 75 (compensation where reversionary estate in holding is...
    19. (19) In section 80 (power of Tribunal to direct holding to...
    20. (20) (1) Section 83 (settlement of claims on termination of tenancy)...
    21. (21) After section 84 (arbitrations) insert— Third party determinations (1) Parties who wish to refer a matter for third...
    22. (22) In section 85 (enforcement), in subsection (1) (recovery of unpaid...
    23. (23) (1) Section 86 (power of landlord to obtain charge on...
    24. (24) In section 96 (interpretation), in subsection (1), at the relevant...
    25. (25) (1) Schedule 2 (arbitration of rent: provisions supplementary to section...
22. Schedule 5 · Auditors ceasing to hold office
    1. Part 1 Notification requirements
    2. Part 2 Miscellaneous
23. Schedule 6 · Insolvency and company law
    1. Part 1 Deeds of arrangement
    2. Part 2 Administration of companies
    3. Part 3 Winding up of companies
    4. Part 4 Disqualification of unfit directors of insolvent companies
    5. Part 5 Bankruptcy
    6. Part 6 Authorisation of insolvency practitioners
    7. Part 7 Liabilities of administrators and administrative receivers of companies and preferential debts of companies and individuals
    8. Part 8 Requirements of company law: proxies
24. Schedule 8 · Provision of passenger rail services
    1. Consequential amendments
    2. Franchise exemptions granted by Secretary of State: protection of railway assets etc
    3. Minor correcting amendments
25. Schedule 9 · Road traffic legislation: use of vehicles in emergency response by NHS
    1. Traffic Management Act 2004
    2. Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1078)
    3. Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1796)
    4. Zebra, Pelican and Puffin Pedestrian Crossings Regulations and General Directions 1997 (S.I. 1997/2400)
    5. Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 (S.I. 2002/3113)
26. Schedule 10 · Regulation of the use of roads and railways
    1. Part 1 Duration of driving licences to be granted to drivers with relevant or prospective disabilities
    2. Part 2 Permit schemes: removal of requirement for Secretary of State approval
    3. Part 3 Road humps
    4. Part 4 Pedestrian crossings: removal of requirement to inform Secretary of State
    5. Part 5 Off-road motoring events
    6. Part 6 Testing of vehicles
    7. Part 7 Rail vehicle accessibility regulations: exemption orders
27. Schedule 11 · Enforcement of transport legislation
    1. Part 1 Drink and drug driving offences
    2. Part 2 Bus lane contraventions
28. Schedule 12 · Household waste: London
    1. (1) The London Local Authorities Act 2007 is amended as follows....
    2. (2) In section 20 (regulations relating to receptacles for household waste),...
    3. (3) After section 20 insert— Regulations relating to receptacles for household...
    4. (4) (1) Section 23 (regulations relating to receptacles for waste: enforcement)...
29. Schedule 13 · Other measures relating to animals, food and the environment
    1. Part 1 Destructive imported animals
    2. Part 2 Farriers
    3. Part 3 Joint waste authorities
    4. Part 4 Air quality
    5. Part 5 Noise abatement zones
30. Schedule 14 · Abolition of office of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding
    1. Part 1 Main amendments
    2. Part 2 Consequential Amendments
31. Schedule 15 · Further and higher education: reduction of burdens
    1. Part 1 Measures applying to England and Wales
    2. Part 2 Measures applying to England only
32. Schedule 16 · Schools: reduction of burdens
    1. Responsibility for determining behaviour policy
    2. Home-school agreements
    3. Determining school terms
    4. Staffing matters
    5. Publication of reports
33. Schedule 18 · Amendments consequential on section 69
    1. Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)
    2. Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)
34. Schedule 19 · CLC practitioner services: consequential amendments
    1. Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61)
    2. Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)
    3. Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29)
35. Schedule 20 · The Council for Licensed Conveyancers: other amendments
    1. (1) The Administration of Justice Act 1985 is amended as follows....
    2. (2) (1) Section 15 (issue of licences by the Council for...
    3. (3) (1) Section 18 (suspension or termination of licences) is amended...
    4. (4) (1) Section 19 (register of licensed conveyancers) is amended as...
    5. (5) In section 20 (rules as to professional practice, conduct and...
    6. (6) (1) Section 24 (preliminary investigation of disciplinary cases) is amended...
    7. (7) (1) Section 24A (determination of allegations by the Investigating Committee)...
    8. (8) (1) Section 26 (proceedings in disciplinary cases) is amended as...
    9. (9) In Schedule 3 (the Council for Licensed Conveyancers: supplementary provisions),...
    10. (10) (1) Schedule 6 (bodies recognised under section 32: supplementary provisions)...
36. Schedule 21 · Poisons and explosives precursors
    1. Abolition of Poisons Board
    2. Establishment of common regulatory system
37. Schedule 22 · Removal of consultation requirements
    1. Part 1 Measures affecting England only
    2. Part 2 Measures affecting England and Wales
38. Schedule 23 · Legislation no longer of practical use
    1. Part 1 Companies
    2. Part 2 Industry
    3. Part 3 Energy
    4. Part 4 Transport
    5. Part 5 Environment
    6. Part 6 Animals and Food
    7. Part 7 Education
    8. Part 8 Civil law
    9. Part 9 Criminal law
    10. Part 10 Housing