                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PERIODIC REVIEW OF REGULATIONS (§ 2.2-4017)

Each Governor shall mandate through executive order a procedure for periodic
review during that Governor&#8217;s administration of regulations of agencies
within the executive branch of state government. The procedure shall include (i)
a review by the Attorney General to ensure statutory authority for regulations
and (ii) a determination by the Governor whether the regulations are (a)
necessary for the protection of public health, safety and welfare and (b)
clearly written and easily understandable.
		The Governor may require each agency (i) to review all regulations promulgated
by that agency to determine whether new regulations should be adopted and old
regulations amended or repealed, and (ii) to prepare a written report
summarizing the agency&#8217;s findings about its regulations, its reasons for
its findings and any proposed course of action.

HISTORY: 1984, c. 5, § 9-6.14:25; 2001, c. 844.