Civil Service Quarterly Issue 03 January 2014
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7 Issue 3 » January 2014 Civil Service Quarterly Legislation.gov.uk and Good Law » Clear laws are essential to the economy and society, but people often find them difficult to understand. Recent research has been exploring how to make legislation better and present it in more effective ways, says John Sheridan, Head of Legislation at The National Archives. It’s not news that people want legislation that is simple, Good Law ...We want... accessible and easy to comply The Good Law initiative to create with. It isn’t always possible: is an appeal to everyone legislation needs to be confidence among users interested in the making precise to have the intended that the law is for them… and publishing of law legal effect, and precision – www.gov.uk/ to come together with can be complicated. But a good-law a shared objective of lot can be done to improve making legislation work the accessibility of the law. well for the users of today That’s the aim of the Good and tomorrow. Law initiative, being led by the any UK statute. Around two Office of the Parliamentary million people do so every Good law is law that is: Counsel (OPC), a partnership month. They are the users • necessary involving everyone with a of Legislation.gov.uk. The • clear role in making, shaping and challenge now is to ensure the • coherent presenting legislation. needs of this new audience • effective The National Archives are properly understood and • accessible manages Legislation.gov. addressed, so they have a fair uk, the official home of UK chance of comprehending the legislation. We are actively legislation they are reading. bring legislation into force, involved in the Good Law The National Archives, the often contain transitional Initiative, and over the last organisation responsible for arrangements – rules that are year we have been working Legislation.gov.uk, has been intended to apply before the closely with the OPC, who working to develop a deeper new law comes fully into force. draft Government primary understanding of users’ Transitional arrangements legislation, conducting experience with the legislation are put in place for very good research that has brought the they find online. reasons, but that’s not always drafters of legislation much We know that people clear to a non-specialist reader. closer to the users, so they can struggle with legislation for And, third, legislation better understand user needs. three main reasons. isn’t easy to read, with its First, there’s a lot of it and schedules, sections, and it interconnects in ways that cross references, its legal What do users think? aren’t always straightforward language and provisions that or obvious. are divided between primary The web has transformed Second, the way legislation and secondary legislation. public access to legislation. works is complex. For example, Even lawyers struggle, and too The law is no longer in the different elements of an often people are intimidated by hands of those with access to Act can come into force at legislation. a professional library. Today, different times, and extend Legislation.gov.uk is mostly you are just a couple of clicks to different parts of the UK. used by people at work away from reading the text of Commencement Orders, which and for work purposes. 8 Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2011 The Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2011 Issue 3 » January 2014 Civil Service Quarterly Changes related to the Companies The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 Audit, Investigations and Community The Companies (Reporting Requirements in Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2011 The Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Harbour Revision Order 2011 The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008 The Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) (Amendment) Order 2010 The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Schedule 2) Order 2009 The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009 Enterprise Act 2004. This shows the The Banking Act 2009 (Exclusion of Insurers) Order 2010 Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 The Companies Act 2006 (Transfer of Audit Working Papers to Third Countries) Regulations 2010 The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Banking Act 2009 (Bank Administration) (Modification for Application to Banks in Temporary Public Ownership) Regulations 2009 proportion of the statute book that The Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008 The Statutory Auditors and ThirdThe Country Companies Auditors Act 2006 Regulations(Commencement 2007 No. 8, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008The Companies (Share Capital and Acquisition by Company of its Own Shares) Regulations 2009 The Insolvency (Company Arrangement or Administration Provisions for an Industrial and Provident Society) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 The Banking Act 2009 (Bank Administration) (Modification for Application to Multiple Transfers) Regulations 2009 needs to be taken into consideration The Investment Bank (Amendment of Definition) Order 2011 The Companies Act 2006 (Substitution of Section 1201) Regulations 2009 The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Schedule 2) (No. 2) Order 2009 The Companies (Shareholders‚Äô Rights) Regulations 2009 The Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 when looking at the current in-force The Companies (Companies Authorised to Register) Regulations 2009 The Companies Act 2006 (Annual Return and Service Addresses) Regulations 2008 The Companies Act 2006 (Extension of Takeover Panel Provisions)The Companies (Isle of ActMan) 2006 Order (Allotment 2009 of Shares and Right of Pre-emption) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 state of just that one Act. The PartnershipsThe Companies (Accounts) Act 2006 Regulations (Amendment) 2008 (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 The Companies Act 2006 (Accounts, Reports and Audit) Regulations 2009 The Companies Act 2006 (Annual Returns) Regulations 2011 The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd‚Äôs Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008 The Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 2008 The Overseas Companies (Execution of Documents and Registration of Charges) Regulations 2009 The Companies (Mergers and Divisions of Public Companies) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008 The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Section 413) Regulations 2009 National Insurance Contributions Act 2008 The Companies Act 2006 (Extension of Takeover Panel Provisions) (Isle of Man) Order 2008 The Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknote Regulations 2009 The Northern Rock plc Transfer Order 2009 The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 7, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008 The Water Industry (Special Administration) Rules 2009 The Statutory Auditors (Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2008 The Capital Requirements (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 The Financial Markets and Insolvency (Settlement Finality) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No.¬†2, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2011 Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Transfer of Functions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications, Transitional Provisions and Saving) Order 2009 The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010 The Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Limited Transfer of Certain Rights and Liabilities Order 2008 The Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2009 The Pensions Act 2007 (Abolition of Contracting-out for Defined Contribution Pension Schemes) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2011 The Companies (EEA State) Regulations 2007 The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority Winding Up Order 2010 The Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006 The Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) OrderThe 2009 Heritable Bank plc Transfer of Certain Rights and Liabilities Order 2008 The Companies (Late Filing Penalties) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Periods and Late Filing Penalties) Regulations 2008 The Amendments to Law (Resolution of Dunfermline Building Society) Order 2009 Banking Act 2009 The Regulated Covered Bonds Regulations 2008 The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 The PPP Administration OrderThe Rules Markets 2007 in Financial Instruments Directive (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2007 Companies ActThe Northern2006 Rock plc Transfer Order 2008 The Corporation Tax Act 2010 (Transitional Provision) Order 2010 Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 The Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No.2) Order 2011 The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 Financial Services Act 2010 Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit