§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what regulations his Department proposes to repeal by the end of 1996; if he proposes to conduct a compliance cost assessment on each regulation repealed; and what is the estimated cost of undertaking a compliance cost assessment to determine the advantages or disadvantages of such a repeal. [2469]
§ Mr. BowisSubject to satisfactory completion of the consultation process, my Department is currently proposing to repeal or amend the following regulations by the end of 1996:
Number of regulations Type of regulations 2 Motor Vehicle (Type Approval or Authorisation) Regulations 4 Vehicle Inspectorate Safety Codes of Practice 1 Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 17 Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction) Regulations 7 Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship) Regulations 13 Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection & Appliances) Regulations 5 Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) 9 Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances) 15 Merchant Shipping (Loadline) Regulations 11 Other miscellaneous regulations Since the effect in each case will be to reduce rather than increase compliance costs, a CCA is not required. Departments do, however, seek to estimate approximate savings wherever possible. The cost of undertaking a CCA varies from case to case, but is generally modest. Because part of the cost falls to the business consulted, a full CCA would be inappropriate for measures designed to reduce business burdens.