What are deemed regulations?

Deemed regulations, in the context of this website, are instruments required to be treated as regulations for the purposes of the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989, but are not drafted by the PCO or published in the Statutory Regulations series. They are made by Ministers, officials, or organisations, rather than the Executive Council on the recommendation of Cabinet. Examples include most land transport rules, civil aviation rules, and a wide variety of other rules, codes, and other legislative instruments.

For further information about deemed regulations, see:

Report of the Regulations Review Committee: Inquiry into Instruments Deemed to be Regulations—An Examination of Delegated Legislation (AJHR I.16R) (July 1999).

Government Response to the Report of the Regulations Review Committee on its Inquiry into Instruments Deemed to be Regulations—An Examination of Delegated Legislation (AJHR A.5) (October 1999).

Further Government Response to the Report of the Regulations Review Committee on its Inquiry into Instruments Deemed to be Regulations—An Examination of Delegated Legislation (AJHR A.5) (November 2000).