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A 1995 statutory instrument authorizing the transfer of trust property from Gwent Health Authority to the Nevill Hall and District National Health Service Trust on 19th May 1995. The trust property is defined by a schedule agreed between the parties on 13th March 1995.

This Order is a one-time administrative transfer that was executed in 1995 — it has no ongoing regulatory effect and imposes no continuing burden on any economic actor. Once the property transfer occurred, the Order's purpose was exhausted. Retaining it on the statute books serves no function and adds unnecessary legislative clutter. It represents the type of spent, historical administrative direction that clutters the law books without contributing any regulatory utility.

A site-specific Order from 1995 establishing the St Michaels Mead site boundaries and exempting natural gas pipeline construction within that site from Section 7(1) of the Pipe-lines Act 1962 (which otherwise requires pipeline authorization).

Site-specific regulatory exemption created in 1995 for a particular development project, likely obsolete as pipelines constructed under this exemption would have been built nearly 30 years ago. Such targeted exemptions distort market signals by granting preferential regulatory treatment to specific developments, rather than reforming general rules. The retained EU law framework this represents is exactly the kind of inherited bureaucracy this review seeks to address — narrow exemptions benefitting particular parties at the expense of general rule clarity.

The Charities (Trustee Investments Act 1961) Order 1995 modifies the Trustee Investments Act 1961 for charity trust funds, specifying that when dividing a trust fund under section 2(1), the wider-range part must bear to the narrower-range part a proportion of three to one. It also introduces the term 'specified proportion' into the Act to refer to this 3:1 ratio.

This Order imposes a rigid 3:1 formula on how charity trust funds must be divided between wider-range and narrower-range investments, removing trustee discretion. Such micro-management prevents charities from tailoring investment strategies to their specific circumstances, risk tolerances, and time horizons. If trustees make poor investment decisions, existing fiduciary duty law and accountability mechanisms are sufficient remedies — they do not require government-mandated allocation ratios. The regulation restricts the financial autonomy of charitable institutions and represents the kind of bureaucratic rigidity that Better Britain seeks to eliminate from post-Brexit regulatory frameworks.

These regulations amend the Air Navigation (General) Regulations 1993 to establish standard weights for passengers, crew, and baggage used in calculating aircraft total weight for flight safety. They provide detailed Tables (1-3) with weight assumptions by seat capacity, gender, flight type (holiday charter vs regular), journey type (domestic, European, intercontinental), and circumstances (immersion suits, hand baggage deductions). The regulations also define geographic boundaries for journey classification and require weighing when actual weights exceed standard assumptions.

This regulation serves genuine flight safety purposes that cannot be achieved through market mechanisms. Aircraft structural limits and balance requirements make accurate weight calculation essential — an overweight or improperly balanced aircraft can be catastrophic. While the specific weight figures (88kg males, 70kg females, etc.) could be debated and periodically updated, deleting this framework would create dangerous uncertainty. Airlines would lack consistent standards, and the patchwork of individual company policies that would emerge could vary dramatically in rigour. The holiday charter weight distinction, while seemingly paternalistic, likely reflects documented differences in passenger demographics and luggage patterns. This is not EU-derived bureaucratic burden but basic aviation safety infrastructure that any functioning regulatory system would require.

These Regulations implement variable speed limits on the M25 between junctions 10 and 15 (a roughly 20-mile stretch), using speed limit signs to impose dynamic maximum speeds. When a vehicle passes a speed limit sign, drivers must not exceed that indicated speed until passing another sign or leaving the relevant roads. The regulation includes anti-hardship provisions (10-second grace period) and definitions for slip roads connecting to the A3, A30, A317, A320, A3113 at various junctions.

Variable speed limits on this congested orbital route serve legitimate road safety and traffic management purposes. While speed limits can have unintended consequences, motorway speed restrictions differ fundamentally from economic regulations that distort markets or restrict supply — they address externalities (accident risk, traffic shockwaves) that individual drivers do not fully internalize. The M25 is one of Europe's busiest motorways; removing speed management could increase accident rates and congestion, harming all users. The 10-second anti-hardship mechanism demonstrates proportionate drafting. This is a targeted traffic order, not an EU-derived regulation suitable for deletion under Brexit regulatory reform.

This 1995 Order transferred trust property from the Mid Glamorgan Health Authority to the East Glamorgan National Health Service Trust on 19th May 1995. It defines key terms ('the Authority', 'the Trust', 'the trust property') and effects a one-time administrative transfer of property according to a schedule agreed by both parties on 7th March 1995.

This Order is entirely obsolete — it was a one-time administrative action that came into force and was fully executed on 19th May 1995. The property transfer it mandated occurred nearly three decades ago. As a retained EU law review target, it has no ongoing regulatory effect and serves no purpose other than as a historical administrative record. Keeping it on the statute books adds unnecessary legislative clutter without providing any benefit to Britons.

These Regulations establish the fee structure for the Medicines Act 1968 regime governing human use medicines. They prescribe capital fees (application-based) and periodic fees (annual) for marketing authorizations, manufacturer's licences, wholesale dealer's licences, clinical trial certificates, and variations thereto. They also set inspection fees and provide for fee reductions or waivers in certain circumstances, including a small company exemption scheme. The Regulations revoke and replace the 1991, 1992, and 1994 Fees Regulations.

These Regulations are a cost-recovery mechanism for essential public health regulatory services (marketing authorizations, inspections, licensing). Deletion would not eliminate the underlying regulatory requirements under the Medicines Act 1968 and 1994 Regulations — only the mechanism for recovering the costs of delivering those services. Without these fees, either pharmaceutical companies would be subsidised by general taxation (creating moral hazard and cross-industry cross-subsidisation), or essential medicines safety oversight would be underfunded. Unlike restrictive regulations that suppress supply or create monopolies, this is simply a user-pays charge for regulatory services that would otherwise require alternative funding from general taxation.

This Order (1995 No. 2) transfers trust property from Clwyd Health Authority to the North Wales Ambulance NHS Trust, effective 19th May 1995. It defines 'the Authority', 'the Trust', and 'the trust property' (a schedule of property agreed and signed by both parties on 1st February 1995), and effects the transfer on the specified date.

This Order imposes no regulatory burden on citizens or businesses—it merely effectuates a one-time administrative transfer of property between NHS bodies that had already agreed to the terms. It does not restrict competition, impose compliance costs, or distort market incentives. The transfer has already occurred; retaining this Order in the statute book causes no harm. The regulation is operationally spent but inactive, and its removal would not improve economic liberty or reduce bureaucratic costs in any measurable way.

These Regulations establish a charging regime for government inspections of registered dairy production holdings in England and Wales. They specify that dairy producers must pay fees for inspector visits (both general visits and sampling visits), with the charges detailed in a Schedule. The Regulations also provide exemptions from charges in certain circumstances, such as when visits are related to public health threats or for producers holding special designation consents.

These charges impose unnecessary costs on dairy producers, effectively a tax on compliance with food safety requirements. The core public health objectives of dairy inspection can be achieved through alternative mechanisms such as industry-funded third-party certification, local authority inspection programs funded from general taxation, or buyer-driven quality assurance schemes. The market already provides strong incentives for milk safety sinceprocessors and retailers have commercial interests in sourcing safe products. Furthermore, the exemptions clause reveals the regulation's inherent arbitrariness - if certain visits shouldn't incur charges for public health reasons, this undermines the logic of the charging regime itself. Eliminating these charges would reduce administrative burden and compliance costs for dairy farmers without compromising food safety outcomes.

A 1995 Order authorizing the transfer of trust property from Camden and Islington Health Authority to the Special Trustees for the Royal Free Hospital on 17th May 1995. The 'trust property' refers to items specified in a schedule prepared and agreed by both parties on 16th September 1994.

This Order authorized a one-time historical property transfer that occurred on 17th May 1995. It has no ongoing regulatory effect and serves no current purpose — it is purely a spent administrative act. Keeping 30-year-old property transfer orders on the statute book clutters legislation without providing any benefit. Modern trust property arrangements are governed by current charity and NHS law.

A 1995 Order transferring trust property (specified in a schedule agreed between Camden and Islington Health Authority and the Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust) from the Authority to the Trust, effective 17th May 1995.

This Order effected a one-time administrative property transfer completed in 1995. It has no ongoing regulatory effect, imposes no obligations on any party, and serves no current purpose. The transfer it authorized concluded nearly 30 years ago. Retaining completed administrative instruments from 1995 on the statute books creates unnecessary legislative clutter without providing any benefit.

This Order authorized the transfer of trust property (specified in a schedule prepared and agreed by Camden and Islington Health Authority and Whittington Hospital NHS Trust on 19th August 1994) from the Authority to the Trust, effective 17th May 1995. It is a one-time administrative transfer instrument with no ongoing regulatory mechanisms.

This Order effected a single, completed property transfer on 17th May 1995. It has no ongoing regulatory function, imposes no ongoing restrictions or costs, and is purely historical housekeeping. There is no regulatory burden to remove as the transaction it authorized is already complete and irrevocable. Keeping spent instruments on the statute book serves no purpose and clutters the legal record.

A 1995 statutory instrument providing for the transfer of trust property from Camden and Islington Health Authority to the Special Trustees for the Middlesex Hospital. The transfer was completed on 17th May 1995 based on a schedule agreed by both parties on 17th October 1994.

This Order is entirely spent and without current effect. The transfer it authorized occurred on 17th May 1995 — over 30 years ago. There are no ongoing obligations, duties, or regulatory functions created by this instrument that continue to affect any party. Retaining it on the statute books serves no purpose beyond archival record-keeping, which is better handled by non-statutory means. As a purely administrative property transfer between NHS bodies with no regulatory reach beyond the completed transaction, it should be deleted as obsolete legislative clutter.

A 1995 statutory instrument authorizing the one-time transfer of trust property (items specified in a schedule) from Bradford Health Authority to North Yorkshire Health Authority, effective 17th May 1995. Purely administrative property transfer related to NHS organizational restructuring.

This order effected a single, completed administrative action in 1995 — property transfer between health authorities. It has no ongoing regulatory function, creates no compliance obligations, imposes no ongoing costs, and distorts no markets. It is purely a historical record of a past one-time transfer that has long since been executed. Retaining it on the statute book serves no purpose and occupies unnecessary legislative space.

Statutory instrument authorizing the transfer of trust property from Camden and Islington Health Authority to the Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital NHS Trust on 17th May 1995. The 'trust property' refers to items specified in a schedule agreed between the two parties on 31st October 1994.

This Order authorized a one-time administrative transfer of property between NHS bodies that occurred in 1995. It has no ongoing regulatory effect—once the transfer happened, the Order became functionally inert. It creates no continuing compliance obligations, imposes no ongoing costs, and has no effect on competition, trade, or market dynamics. It is purely a historical record of a completed property transfer between two specific NHS institutions.