Part V Supplementary
Regulations and orders
57 Regulations.
1
The Secretary of State may make regulations generally for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act F1. . ..
2
Regulations under this Act—
a
may make different provision for different cases or circumstances, and
b
may contain such incidental, consequential and supplemental provisions as the Secretary of State considers expedient for the purposes of the regulations.
3
Regulations under this Act (other than regulations under section 26 or 27)—
a
may make different provision for different parts of the United Kingdom, and
b
may provide for exemptions from any provision of the regulations.
4
Nothing in any other provision of this Act limits subsections (1) to (3).
5
Regulations under sections 20(4), 22, 23(4) and (5), 24(1) to (3) and 28 may provide that any document for which provision is made by the regulations—
a
is to be in such form, and
b
is to contain such particulars,
as may be specified by a person prescribed by the regulations.
6
Any power to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.
7
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
F27A
Subsection (7) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing regulations under section 7A to which subsection (6) of that section applies.
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58 Fees prescribed by regulations.
1
2
Section 128 of the M1Finance Act 1990 (power to provide for repayment of fees and charges) applies to any power under this Act to make provision for payment of a fee or charge as it applies to any power to make such provision conferred before that Act was passed.
59 Regulations: offences.
1
A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any regulations under this Act (other than any regulations under section 24, 26, 27 or 28) is guilty of an offence.
2
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding—
C1a
in the case of regulations prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State as regulations to which this paragraph applies, level 3 on the standard scale, and
b
in any other case, level 2 on the standard scale.
3
The prescribing of regulations as regulations to which subsection (2)(a) applies does not affect the punishment for a contravention of, or failure to comply with, the regulations before they were so prescribed.
4
Regulations under section 24 or 28 may provide that a person who contravenes or fails to comply with any specified provision of the regulations is guilty of an offence.
5
A person guilty of such an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding—
a
in the case of regulations under section 24, level 1 on the standard scale, and
b
in the case of regulations under section 28, level 3 on the standard scale.
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The Secretary of State may, if he sees fit, compound any proceedings for an offence—
a
under subsection (1), or
b
under regulations under section 24 or 28.
60 Orders.
1
Any power of the Secretary of State to make an order under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.
2
A statutory instrument containing an order under section 3(3) F6, paragraph 18(4) of Schedule 1 or paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
3
No order is to be made under F7section 5(3) or paragraph 5(5) of Schedule 1 unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.