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for Business and Trade acting jointly.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-407-3"><num>(3)</num><intro><p>A power to make regulations under this Act includes power—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-407-3-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>to make different provision for different purposes;</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-3-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>to make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional or saving provision.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-407-4"><num>(4)</num><content><p>In the case of regulations made under the powers mentioned in subsection (5), the provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (3)(b) includes provision that disapplies, modifies the effect of, amends, repeals or revokes any enactment, including any provision of this Act.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-407-5"><num>(5)</num><intro><p>The powers referred to in subsection (4) are the powers conferred on the Welsh Ministers by—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-407-5-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>Part 2 (the development plan);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-5-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>Chapter 2 of Part 6 (CIL regulations);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-5-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>section 360 (fees for exercise of planning authority functions);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-5-d"><num>(d)</num><content><p>section 364 (fees for applications and appeals to the Welsh Ministers);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-5-e"><num>(e)</num><content><p>section 366(10) (proceedings for which the Welsh Ministers must determine the procedure);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-5-f"><num>(f)</num><content><p>Chapter 4 of Part 14 (correction of decisions of the Welsh Ministers).</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-407-6"><num>(6)</num><content><p>Regulations under this Act (except regulations under section 306) must be made by Welsh statutory instrument.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-407-7"><num>(7)</num><intro><p>The following regulations are subject to the Senedd approval procedure—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>regulations under section 9 (joint planning areas and National Parks);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>regulations under paragraph 1(9) of Schedule 3 (aftercare period);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>regulations under paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 5 (duration of minerals permissions);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-d"><num>(d)</num><content><p>CIL regulations;</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-e"><num>(e)</num><content><p>regulations under section 305 (operational land of Civil Aviation Authority);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-f"><num>(f)</num><content><p>regulations under section 360 (fees for exercise of planning authority functions);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-g"><num>(g)</num><content><p>regulations under section 362 (size and composition of planning authority committees);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-h"><num>(h)</num><content><p>regulations under section 364 (fees for applications and appeals to the Welsh Ministers);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-i"><num>(i)</num><content><p>regulations under section 366(10) (proceedings for which the Welsh Ministers must determine the procedure);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-j"><num>(j)</num><content><p>regulations under section 394 (compensation for orders relating to minerals);</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-k"><num>(k)</num><content><p>regulations under section 405 that relate to the development of land by the Welsh Ministers or to land in which the Welsh Ministers have an interest;</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-7-l"><num>(l)</num><content><p>regulations under any other provision of this Act (except section 306) that amend or repeal any enactment contained in primary legislation (including any provision of this Act).</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-407-8"><num>(8)</num><content><p>Any other regulations under this Act (except regulations under section 306) are subject to the Senedd annulment procedure.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-407-9"><num>(9)</num><intro><p>Regulations under section 306—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-407-9-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>must be made by statutory instrument,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-9-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>are subject to the Senedd approval procedure, and</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-9-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>may not be made unless a draft of the instrument containing them has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-407-10"><num>(10)</num><intro><p>In subsection (7)(l) “<term refersTo="#term-primary-legislation" eId="term-primary-legislation">primary legislation</term>” means—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-407-10-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>an Act of Senedd Cymru;</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-10-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>an Assembly Measure;</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-407-10-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>an Act of the Parliament of the United 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