Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
Act of the Scottish Parliament
Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to enable provision to be made for the purpose of promoting regulatory consistency; to make provision in relation to primary authorities; to enable provision to be made, and to make provision, as respects regulatory activities, and offences, relating to the environment; to make provision about regulatory functions relating to marine licensing, planning and street traders’ licences; and for connected purposes.
Citation2014 asp 3
Introduced byJohn Swinney MSP
Territorial extent  Scotland
Dates
Royal assent19 February 2014
Commencement20 February 2014 (in part)
Other legislation
Amends
31 acts
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through the Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3) is an act of the Scottish Parliament, introduced to the legislature in 2013, and became law after receiving Royal Assent on 19 February 2014. It sought to improve the regulation of businesses requiring certain environmental permits within Scotland whilst strengthening existing protections of the environment.