Regulations and orders
24.—(1) Except as provided by subsection (2), regulations made by the Department under this Act are subject to negative resolution.
(2) The following regulations may not be made unless a draft of them has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly—
(a)the first regulations to be made under section 2;
(b)regulations under section 2, 7 or 9(1) containing any provision that creates an offence or increases a penalty for an existing offence;
(c)regulations under section 2, 7, 8(1) or 9(1) containing any provision that amends or repeals any Northern Ireland legislation.
(3) An order may not be made by the Department under section 27(2) that contains any provision that modifies any Northern Ireland legislation unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.