The Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

Regulations and orders

19.—(1) Any power under this Order to make regulations or orders includes power—

(a) to make such incidental, supplemental, consequential or transitional provision as appears to the Department to be expedient; and

(b) to provide for a person to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter.

(2) Paragraph (3) applies to—

(a) the first regulations made under Article 4;

(b) any order made under Article 12(4);

(c) the first regulations made under Article 17.

(3) A statutory rule 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 the making of new regulations) cease to have effect upon the expiration of a period of 6 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.

(4) Any other statutory rule made under this Order, other than an order made under Article 1(3), shall be subject to negative resolution.