Reserve Forces Act 1980

154 Additional provisions as to Orders in Council and schemes

(1) In relation to any Order in Council under section 40 above, or paragraph (a) of section 42 above, or paragraph 18(4)(a) of Schedule 8 to this Act—

(a) before any such Order is made the draft of the Order shall be laid before each House of Parliament for a period of not less than 40 days during the session of Parliament, and

(b) if either of those Houses before the expiry of those 40 days presents an address to Her Majesty against the draft Order or any part of it, no further proceedings shall be taken in respect of the Order, without prejudice to the laying of a new draft Order. (2) In relation to any scheme under section 122(1) above or any Order in Council under section 152(1) above—

(a) every such scheme or Order in Council shall be laid before Parliament within 40 days after it is made, or, if Parliament is not then sitting, within 40 days after the beginning of the next session of Parliament, and

(b) if an address is presented to Her Majesty by either House of Parliament within the next following 40 days, praying that any such scheme or Order may be annulled, Her Majesty may thereupon by Order in Council annul it, and the scheme or Order so annulled shall thenceforth become void and of no effect, but without prejudice to the validity of any proceedings which may in the meantime have been taken under it.