PART 6

GENERAL

Regulations under this Act
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1
A power of the Welsh Ministers to make regulations under this Act must be exercised by statutory instrument.
2
A power of the Welsh Ministers to make regulations under this Act includes power—
a
to make different provision for different areas, different school years, or different purposes;
b
to make different provision generally or subject to specified exemptions or exceptions or in relation to specified cases;
c
to make such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision.
3
The provision that may be made under subsection (2)(c) includes provision that amends, repeals or revokes any enactment, including any provision in this Act.
4
A statutory instrument containing any of the following may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru—
a
regulations under sections 1(2), 3(1) and‍ 3(3), 5(2), 9(3), 10(3), 11(2)(b), (3)(b) and (c), 13, 14(4), 20(4), 24(10), 40(1), 46(8)(b) and‍ paragraphs 2(4) and 3(f) of Schedule 2;
b
regulations that amend or repeal any enactment contained in primary legislation (including any provision in this Act).
5
Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
6
In subsection (4) “primary legislation” means—
a
an Act of Senedd Cymru;
b
an Assembly Measure;
c
an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
S. 54 in force at 8.7.2025, see s. 56(1)(a)