Section 32 | Sections 28 to 31 etc: supplementary

(1)This section applies for the purposes of sections 28 to 31 and this section.

(2)“Commencement date” means the date on which the secondary legislation making or amending the regulatory provision comes into force for any purpose.

(3)“Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975.

(4)“Regulatory provision”, in relation to any qualifying activity, means—

(a)provision imposing requirements, restrictions or conditions, or setting standards, in relation to the activity, or

(b)provision which relates to the securing of compliance with, or the enforcement of, requirements, restrictions, conditions or standards which relate to the activity.

(5)But where any of section 30(2), (3), (4)(a) or 31(2) applies by virtue of section 28(1)(b)(ii), the references to regulatory provision are to the regulatory provision as amended by the secondary legislation made by the Minister.

(6)“Secondary legislation” means orders, regulations or rules made under any Act.

(7)The validity of any secondary legislation is not to be affected by any question as to whether a Minister of the Crown complied with section 28(2).