(1)Any power of a relevant Minister to make an order or regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.
(2)Any such power—
(a)may be exercised so as to make different provision for different cases or descriptions of case or different purposes or areas, and
(b)includes power to make such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision as the relevant Minister considers appropriate.
(3)Subject to subsection (4), orders or regulations made by a relevant Minister under this Act are to be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(4)Subsection (3) does not apply to—
F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)any regulations under section 72,
(d)any order under section 75(4) which amends or repeals any provision of an Act or an Act of the Scottish Parliament,
(e)any order under section F2... 77, or
(f)any order under section 79(2).
(5)No order or regulations within subsection (4) F3... (c), (d) or (e) may be made by a relevant Minister (whether alone or with other provisions) unless a draft of the order or regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.
F4(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7)In this section “relevant Minister” means the Secretary of State or the Minister for the Cabinet Office.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 74(4)(a)(b) repealed (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 121(1)(a), Sch. 10 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)
F2Words in s. 74(4)(e) repealed (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 121(1)(b), Sch. 10 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)
F3Words in s. 74(5) repealed (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 121(2), Sch. 10 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)
F4S. 74(6) repealed (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 121(3), Sch. 10 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)