(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations—
(a)prescribing anything required or authorised to be prescribed under this Act in relation to an exploration or exploitation licence granted or to be granted by the Secretary of State;
(b)generally for carrying this Act into effect, except where the Scottish Ministers have power to make provision under subsection (2)(b).
(2)The Scottish Ministers may make regulations—
(a)prescribing anything required or authorised to be prescribed under this Act in relation to an exploration or exploitation licence granted or to be granted by the Scottish Ministers;
(b)generally for carrying this Act into effect.
(3)Regulations under this section may, in particular, make provision with respect to any of the matters mentioned in the Schedule.
(4)Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases or classes of case and may exclude the operation of any provision of the regulations in specified cases.
(5)Any power of the Secretary of State to make regulations or an order under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.
(6)A statutory instrument containing regulations made under this Act by the Secretary of State is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(7)Regulations under subsection (2) are subject to the negative procedure, within the meaning of section 28 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 12 substituted (14.7.2014) by Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 (c. 15), s. 2(3), Sch. para. 12