Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Act 2019

7 Regulations and directions

(1) A power to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(2) Regulations and directions under this Act may—

(a) make different provision for different purposes;

(b) be made for all cases to which the power in question applies, for those cases subject to specified exceptions or for any specified cases or descriptions of case;

(c) make any provision either unconditionally or subject to specified conditions;

(d) provide for a person to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter;

(e) include consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory or saving provision.

(3) Regulations under this Act may amend, repeal or revoke retained EU law that is not primary legislation.

(4) A statutory instrument which contains (whether alone or with other provision) regulations under section 4(6) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.

(5) Any other statutory instrument which contains regulations under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(6) In this section “primary legislation” means—

(a) an Act;

(b) an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

(c) a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales;

(d) Northern Ireland legislation.