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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Statutory Instruments

Volume 714: debated on Wednesday 4 November 2009

Question

Asked by

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many statutory instruments the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has introduced since 18 June 2007; how many created new regulations; and how many revoked or replaced existing ones. [HL5928]

The numbers of statutory instruments made, replaced, revoked and creating new regulations by Defra were as follows:

Period

Made1

Revoked and replaced

Replaced without revoking2

Revoked without replacing3

Entirely new regulation4

18 June 2007-31 December 20075

108

87

1

6

20

1 January 2008-31 December 2008

88

111

13

0

11

1 January 2009-31 October 2009

72

37

2

1

8

Totals

268

235

16

7

39

1 This includes instruments prepared by Defra, but made by another body eg the Privy Council.

2 Some statutory instruments only have a year's currency eg the Hill Farm Regulations 2009 (SI No 138) and others effectively replace an earlier instrument relating to the constitution of a board eg the Reconstitution of the Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board Order 2009 (SI No 1723).

3 This does not include measures of simplification or where new exemptions are granted.

4 This means entirely new legislation, which includes benefits (eg S.I. 2007/1671) as well as burdens, rather than “regulation” in the sense of burdens. It includes S.I.'s implementing an Act.

5 Includes instruments coming into force after 18 June 2007 though made before that date.