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26.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, any regulations made under this Part are subject to negative resolution.
(2) Regulations to which this subsection applies—
(a)must be laid before the Assembly after being made; and
(b)take effect on such date as may be specified in the regulations, but (without prejudice to the validity of anything done thereunder or to the making of new regulations) cease to have effect upon the expiration of a period of six months from that date unless at some time before the expiration of that period the regulations are approved by a resolution of the Assembly.
(3) Subsection (2) applies to—
(a)regulations under section 2(2)(c) or (3)(c) or 4(4)(c) or (5)(c);
(b)the first regulations under section 13;
(c)regulations which by virtue of section 19(1) are to have effect for a limited period.
(4) This subsection applies to any regulations made under this Part which—
(a)but for subsection (5), would be subject to negative resolution, and
(b)are contained in a statutory rule which includes any regulations subject to the confirmatory procedure.
(5) Any regulations to which subsection (4) applies shall not be subject to negative resolution, but shall be subject to the confirmatory procedure.
(6) In this section “the confirmatory procedure” means the procedure described in subsection (2).
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