Criminal Justice Act 2003

330 Orders and rules U.K.

(1) This section applies to—

(a) any power conferred by this Act on the Secretary of State to make an order or rules;

(b) the power conferred by section 168 F1 . . . [F2 or the Lord Chief Justice] to make an order.

(2) The power is exercisable by statutory instrument.

[F3 (2A) Where a statutory instrument is made by the Lord Chief Justice in the exercise of the power referred to in subsection (1)(b), the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 applies to the instrument as if it contained an order made by a Minister of the Crown.]

(3) The power—

(a) may be exercised so as to make different provision for different purposes or different areas, and

(b) may be exercised either for all the purposes to which the power extends, or for those purposes subject to specified exceptions, or only for specified purposes.

(4) The power includes power to make—

(a) any supplementary, incidental or consequential provision, and

(b) any transitory, transitional or saving provision,

which the Minister making the instrument considers necessary or expedient.

(5) A statutory instrument containing—

(a) an order under any of the following provisions—

• [F4 section 22(3C),]

• section 25(5),

• section 103,

• section 161(7),

• section 178,

• section 197(3),

• section 223,

• [F5 section 227(6),

• section 228(7)]

• section 246(5),

• section 260,

• section 267,

• section 269(6),

• section 281(2),

• section 283(1),

• section 291,

• section 301(5),

• section 325(7), and

• paragraph 5 of Schedule 31,

[F6 (aa) an order under section 23A(4) which makes provision—

(i) increasing the fraction in section 23A(3)(a), or

(ii) increasing the figure in section 23A(3)(b) by more than is necessary to reflect changes in the value of money,]

(b) an order under section 336(3) bringing section 43 into force,

(c) an order making any provision by virtue of section 333(2)(b) which adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of an Act, or

(d) rules under section 240(4)(a [F7 or 240A(4)(a)]),

may only be made if a draft of the statutory instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(6) Any other statutory instrument made in the exercise of a power to which this section applies is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(7) Subsection (6) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing only an order made under one or more of the following provisions—

• section 202(3)(b),

• section 215(3),

• section 253(5),

• section 325(6)(i), and

• section 336.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 330(1)(b) repealed (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 146, 148, Sch. 18 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 30(b)

F2 Words in s. 330(1)(b) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(1), 148, Sch. 4 para. 359(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(cc)

F3 S. 330(2A) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(1), 148, Sch. 4 para. 359(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(cc)

F4 Words in s. 330(5)(a) inserted (16.11.2009 for specified purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 17(5)(a), 53; S.I. 2009/2774, art. 2

F5 Words in s. 330(5)(a) inserted (14.7.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 148, 153, Sch. 26 para. 76; S.I. 2008/1586, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 48(a)

F6 S. 330(5)(aa) inserted (16.11.2009) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 17(5)(b), 53; S.I. 2009/2774, art. 3

F7 Words in s. 330(5)(d) inserted (3.11.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 21(7), 153; S.I. 2008/2712, art. 2, Sch. para. 1 (subject to arts 3, 4)