Social Security Act 1990

12In section 4 of the Old Cases Act, for subsection (8) (schemes to be made by statutory instrument subject to affirmative procedure, unless made for the purpose only of replacing provisions of previous schemes with provisions to the same effect or of making provision consequential on certain orders or regulations, and if made for that purpose only, to be subject to negative procedure) there shall be substituted—

(8)The power to make a scheme shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, and an instrument—

(a)which contains such a scheme (whether alone or with other provisions), and

(b)which is not subject to any requirement that a draft of the instrument be laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament,

shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.