The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

Assembly, etc. control of regulations

75.—(1) The regulations to which this paragraph applies shall be laid before the Assembly after being made and shall take effect on such date as may be specified in the regulations, but shall (without prejudice to the validity of anything done thereunder or to the making of new regulations) cease to have effect upon the expiration of a period of six months from that date unless at some time before the expiration of that period the regulations have been approved by a resolution of the Assembly.

(2) Paragraph (1) applies to regulations (whether made alone or with other regulations) under—

(a) Article 8, 13(2), 68 or 73; or

(b) paragraph 12 of Schedule 1, paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 2 of Schedule 4.

(3) Regulations made under this Order by the Department, other than regulations to which paragraph (1) applies, shall be subject to negative resolution.

(4) Regulations made under this Order by the Lord Chancellor shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament in like manner as a statutory instrument, and section 5 of the [1946 c. 36.] Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall apply accordingly.