PART 10SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

102Regulations, orders and directions

1

Except as provided by subsection (2), regulations made by the Department under this Act are subject to negative resolution.

2

Regulations under sections 65 to 69 shall not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.

3

Except as provided by subsections (4) to (6), orders made by the Department under this Act are subject to negative resolution.

4

Subsection (3) does not apply to an order under section 106(2).

5

An order under section 31(3) is subject to negative resolution only if it is made without a draft of the order having been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.

6

No order to which this subsection applies may be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.

7

Subsection (6) applies to—

a

an order under section 4(7), 11(4), 50(11), 51(12) or paragraph 10 of Schedule 7;

b

an order under section 6(2) containing provision which amends or repeals a provision of an Act of Parliament or Northern Ireland legislation.

8

Regulations and orders made by the Department under this Act may contain such incidental, supplementary, transitional and saving provisions as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient.

9

A power to give directions under this Act includes power—

a

to amend or revoke the directions;

b

to include in the directions such incidental, supplementary, transitional and saving provisions as appear to the person giving the directions to be necessary or expedient.