Part 3: Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act Section 30A: Guidance from the Secretary of State
This section provides that the Secretary of State may give guidance to qualifying regulators, supporting regulators, complementary regulators and co-ordinators about the operation of Part 2 of RESA. Any such guidance must be published (subsection (8)).
	Subsection (5) requires the Secretary of State to consult such persons as are considered appropriate before issuing the guidance. Under subsection (6), the Welsh Ministers must be consulted where guidance to supporting regulators makes provision about which functions are relevant to the exercise of a partnership function under section 28A. The Welsh Ministers must also be consulted where guidance is issued to qualifying regulators and supporting regulators about the charging of fees by the primary authority.
	Qualifying regulators, supporting regulators, complementary regulators and co-ordinators must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State, by virtue of subsection (4).