The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Orders and regulationsN.I.

251.—(1) [F1Subject to paragraph (1A),] all regulations under this Order shall be subject to negative resolution.

[F1(1A) Regulations under Article 70C, 103, 104, 105,[F2 107A, 107B,] [F3107E, 107F(16), 107G, 107I(16), 107J(1) or (2),] 108[F2[F4, [F5112A, 112B, 112BAA, 112G]] ,] or 131 shall—

(a)be laid before the Assembly as soon as may be after they are made;

(b)come into operation on such date as may be specified therein; and

(c)cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of six months from the date on which they came into operation unless, before the expiration of that period, they are approved by a resolution of the Assembly.]

(2) An order to which this paragraph applies shall—

(a)be laid before the Assembly as soon as may be after it is made;

(b)come into operation on such date as may be specified therein; and

(c)cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of six months from the date on which it came into operation unless, before the expiration of that period, it is approved by a resolution of the Assembly.

(3) Paragraph (2) applies to—

(a)an order under ArticleF1. . . 63(7)[F6, 92A(11)],F1. . . F1. . . or 237(3);

(b)an order under Article 250, other than an order under paragraph (1)(b) of that Article which specifies only provisions contained in Part XII.

(4) Subject to [F7paragraphs (5) and (5A)] all other orders made by the Department under this Order shall be subject to negative resolution.

(5) Paragraph (4) does not apply to—

(a)an order under Article 67; or

(b)an order under Part II of Schedule 2.

[F8(c)an order under Article 85ZS(6) or 107AB(4);]

[F9(5A) An order under Article 85ZS(6) or 107AB(4) shall not be made unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.]

(6) Regulations and orders under this Order may contain incidental, supplementary and transitional provisions.