Establishing Regulatory Impact Assessment in Mauritius
As a small, open economy, Mauritius needs a well-performing regulatory system that provides necessary protections while enabling the development of trade and investment and limiting administrative burdens. A robust regulatory impact assessment (RIA) framework can enhance Mauritius' business env...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris :
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development,
2022.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Executive summary
- Key findings
- Key recommendations
- Introduction
- Rationale: the importance of RIA
- Policy context
- Methodological approach
- Background on work undertaken
- Report structure
- Note
- References
- 1 Mauritius' rule-making processes and institutions: an overview
- The regulatory process
- Constitution of Mauritius
- Main regulatory instruments
- Preparation and drafting of legislation
- Legislative process for primary legislation
- Legislative process for secondary legislation
- Key actors involved in regulatory development and review
- Line ministries
- Cabinet
- Secretary to Cabinet and Cabinet Office
- Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development
- Attorney General
- Economic Development Board
- Law Reform Commission (LRC)
- National Audit Office (NAO)
- National Assembly
- Mauritius Standards Bureau (MSB)
- Previous Initiatives to introduce evidence-based rule making in Mauritius
- Notes
- References
- 2 Developing a RIA system in Mauritius: preliminary assessment of strengths and challenges
- Political commitment and buy-in for RIA
- RIA is gaining political momentum...but further efforts will be required
- Governance and institutional culture
- Capacity within the public administration: RIA-related skills and competences in ministries and regulatory bodies
- Targeted and appropriate methodology for RIA
- Problem definition and consideration of all plausible options
- Availability of data and information
- Notes
- References
- 3 Preliminary options for establishing a RIA framework in Mauritius
- Political commitment and buy-in for RIA
- how to ensure support?
- Developing a whole-of-government policy
- Governance of RIA: getting system design and set-up right
- Establishing regulatory oversight is crucial for effective RIA
- Co-ordination and management of RIA
- Establishing a forward planning system
- Targeted and appropriate RIA process and methodology
- how to carry out RIA
- Establishing a RIA process
- Selecting a RIA Methodology
- The proportionality principle: "don't use a cannon to kill a fly!"
- The importance of data collection
- Developing technical capacity for RIA
- How to strengthen RIA capacity in the government
- Implementing RIA: at once or gradually?
- Notes