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(1)The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3) of section 166 of the [1975 c. 14.] Social Security Act 1975 (general provisions about orders and regulations)—
“(3A)Without prejudice to any specific provisions in this Act, a power conferred by this Act to make an Order in Council, regulations or an order includes power to provide for a person to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter.”.
(2)The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (7) of section 22 of the [1975 c. 61.] Child Benefit Act 1975 (regulations and orders)—
“(7A)Without prejudice to any specific provisions in this Act, a power conferred by this Act to make an Order in Council or regulations includes a power to provide for a person to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter.”.
(3)In subsection (1) of section 167 of the Social Security Act 1975 (Parliamentary control of orders and regulations)—
(a)for the words from the beginning to " namely " there shall be substituted the words
“ Subject to the provisions of this section, a statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions)—
(a)regulations made by virtue of”;
(b)in paragraph (b), for the words " no order shall be made wholly or partly by virtue of " there shall be substituted the words " an order under " ;
(c)in paragraph (c), for the words " no order shall be made" there shall be substituted the words " an order " ; and
(d)for the words " unless a draft of the regulations or order " there shall be substituted the words " shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument ".
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