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Safety Smurf		#1 Posted : 24 January 2012 09:17:28(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		http://www.safetystandar...uary2012/Revocations.htm Now if I were a cynic, I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't cited as an example of removing regulation. Whilst they're at it, please can I stop practicing with a long bow on Sundays? ;-)
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mylesfrancis		#2 Posted : 24 January 2012 09:26:01(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		It does raise an interesting legal question. If a statutory instrument is revoked which has revoked some earlier legislation, does that mean the original legislation is now un-revoked?!
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A Kurdziel		#3 Posted : 24 January 2012 12:56:04(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		A repeal of legislation apparently has the effect of ‘to obliterate it completely from the records of Parliament as though it had never been passed.’ So revoking legislation which revokes earlier legislation does not reinstate that earlier legislation! Unless some provision for saving part of it has been made or replacing it with some other legislation. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeal for an intro to the subject.
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Ron Hunter		#4 Posted : 24 January 2012 13:07:03(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Not so much "cutting red tape" as taking on that rainy day job of clearing out the dusty attic. These old Regs could have languished on the Statute Books ad infinitum without causing any upset. I do suspect that this frankly meaningless task will all count towards this incessant numbers-game being plied by the Government. I'm sure the HSE would agree there's better things they could be doing.
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colinreeves		#5 Posted : 24 January 2012 13:48:01(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		A Kurdziel wrote: A repeal of legislation apparently has the effect of ‘to obliterate it completely from the records of Parliament as though it had never been passed.’ I came across an oddity a few years ago - cannot find it now but it was to the effect "under these circumstances the requirements of SI xx continue to apply as if that SI had not been revoked".
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peter gotch		#6 Posted : 24 January 2012 15:22:03(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Waste of HSE Policy Section time, waste of Ministerial and Parliamentary time all in pursuance of allowing HMG to crow about reduction in (non-existent) "Red Tape".
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walker		#7 Posted : 24 January 2012 16:05:54(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Given that the only real job the PM has had since he left schol was in PR, I think he has done an excellent job here: Made something out of absolutely nothing.
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walker		#8 Posted : 24 January 2012 16:07:04(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		or even school (frustrated sigh !)
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A Kurdziel		#9 Posted : 24 January 2012 16:12:01(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		walker remember he did that job in PR for all six months to give him experience of the real world of work!
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jay		#10 Posted : 24 January 2012 17:58:31(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Refer to:- http://consultations.hse...419877.1/pdf/-/CD238.pdf It appears to be a time wasting excercise in context of priorities, but politicians will be able to claim that "burden" has been reduced. http://www.publications....-0001.htm#12012313000016 http://www.iosh.co.uk/ne..._supports_questions.aspx
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