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<Text>A power to make regulations conferred by this Act includes the power to make different provision for different purposes.</Text>
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<Text>Regulations under <InternalLink Ref="section-7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/12/section/7" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/12/section/7">section 7</InternalLink>—</Text>
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<Text>are subject to the affirmative procedure if they add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act, but</Text>
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<Text>otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure.</Text>
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