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<Text>A power to make regulations under this Act—</Text>
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<Text>is exercisable by Welsh statutory instrument;</Text>
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<Text>includes the power to make different provision for different purposes;</Text>
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<Text>includes the power to make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision.</Text>
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<Text>Regulations under section 9(2) are subject to the Senedd approval procedure.</Text>
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<Text>Regulations under section 5(1)(c) are subject to the Senedd annulment procedure.</Text>
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