Part 3: Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act Section 22C: "Relevant function"
This section defines "relevant function" for the purposes of Part 2 of RESA. A relevant function is one that may be included in the primary authority’s partnership functions under section 23A.
	In relation to local authorities in England and Wales, the relevant functions to which Part 2 of RESA will apply are the same as those that are within the scope of the existing scheme, as subsection (1)(a) re-enacts section 24(1)(a) of RESA. 'Relevant function' in the context of these authorities has the same meaning as in Part 1 of RESA and is defined in section 4 and Schedule 3 of RESA.
	In relation to local authorities in Scotland and Northern Ireland, a "relevant function" is a regulatory function exercised by a local authority and specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State. Subsection (2) of section 22C provides that the regulations may only specify functions that are relevant functions in relation to local authorities in England or Wales or are equivalent to such a function in Scotland or Northern Ireland. This re-enacts the existing provisions in section 24(2) of RESA. Subsections (4) and (5) prevent the Secretary of State specifying a regulatory function in Scotland that is not reserved and a regulatory function in Northern Ireland that is transferred. This re-enacts the existing provisions in section 24(3) and (4).
	In relation to ‘specified regulators’, section 22C(1)(d) provides that a relevant function is a regulatory function exercised by that regulator and specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State. The regulations may only specify functions that are relevant functions in relation to local authorities in England or Wales or equivalent to such a function. The Welsh Ministers must consent to the inclusion of a regulatory function, so far as in exercisable in relation to Wales, which relates to a Welsh devolved matter.