REGULATORY REFORM Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007 and comes into force on 6th April 2008. 2 In this Order— “local authority” means— a county or district council in England; a London borough council; the Common Council of the City of London; the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple and the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple; the Council of the Isles of Scilly; a port health authority in England (not being an authority specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e)); ... an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (waste disposal authorities for Greater London and metropolitan counties); a county or county borough council in Wales; a fire and rescue authority in Wales (not being a county or county borough council); and a port health authority in Wales (not being a county or county borough council); “ local authority in Scotland ” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994; “ local authority in Northern Ireland ” means a district council constituted under section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972; “ private sector bodies ” means bodies or persons other than the following bodies or persons— any Minister of the Crown, Government department or other emanation of the Crown; any local authority; the Greater London Authority; any body corporate whose members are appointed by a Minister of the Crown, a Government department, a local authority, the Greater London Authority, or by a body corporate whose members are so appointed; a company— a majority of whose issued shares are held by or on behalf of any of the bodies or persons falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) above; in which the majority of the voting rights are held by or on behalf of any of those bodies or persons; a majority of whose board of directors can be appointed or removed by any of those bodies or persons; or in which the majority of the voting rights are controlled by any of those bodies or persons, pursuant to an agreement with other persons; a subsidiary of a company falling within paragraph (e) above; “ third sector bodies ” means any organisations that exist wholly or mainly to provide benefits for society or the environment. Regulatory functions 2 Subject to articles 3 and 4, any regulatory function specified in the Schedule to this Order is a function to which sections 21 and 22 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 apply. 3 Article 2 shall not apply to any regulatory function exercisable by Order in Council, order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other subordinate instrument under a public general Act or local Act. 4 Article 2 shall not apply to any regulatory function— a so far as exercisable in Scotland, if or to the extent that the function relates to matters which are not reserved matters; b so far as exercisable in Northern Ireland, if or to the extent that the function relates to matters which are transferred matters; or c exercisable only in or as regards Wales. Phil Hope Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office and Minister for the Third Sector