Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

Chapter 7 General

177 Wales

The references to the 1985 Act, the 1987 Act and the 1993 Act in Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/672) are to be treated as referring to those Acts as amended by this Part.

178 Orders and regulations

(1) An order or regulations under any provision of this Part—

(a) may include incidental, supplementary, consequential and transitional provision,

(b) may make provision generally or only in relation to specified cases, and

(c) may make different provision for different purposes.

(2) Regulations under Schedule 12 may make different provision for different areas.

(3) Any power to make an order or regulations under this Part is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(4) Regulations shall not be made by the Secretary of State under section 167 or 171 or paragraph 9(3)(b) or 10(3)(b) of Schedule 12 unless a draft of the instrument containing them has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(5) A statutory instrument containing an order or regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Part shall, if not so approved, be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

179 Interpretation

(1) In this Part “the appropriate national authority” means—

(a) the Secretary of State (as respects England), and

(b) the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales).

(2) In this Part—

• “the 1967 Act” means the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88),

• “the 1985 Act” means the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70),

• “the 1987 Act” means the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31), and

• “the 1993 Act” means the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28).