Part 2Principles of responsible regulation and regulatory stewardship
How principles apply when developing legislation: Secondary legislation
13Review of consistency of secondary legislation with principles
The responsible agency for secondary legislation must ensure that an explanatory note for the secondary legislation includes (or contains a link to)—
- a consistency accountability statement; and
- a statement from the maker that briefly explains the maker’s reasons for any inconsistency with the principles of responsible regulation that is identified in the consistency accountability statement.
The explanatory note must be published or made available with the secondary legislation when the legislation is published or made available under Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 or otherwise as required by law.