they could just mirror the FAA regs,
Well that's how it all started, JARs were based on FARs but look what happened when a bunch of committees got at it.
If like much of Europe, we simply put it in the cupboard and shut the door, it would not be a big issue but, being Brits we have to take each stupid rule interpret it in our own way, and then try to enforce it even if it makes no sense.