Part III

Miscellaneous and general

General

Regulations and orders.
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1
Any regulations or order under this Act made by the Ministers—
a
may make different provision for different cases or circumstances, and
b
may contain such supplemental, incidental and transitional provisions as appear to the Ministers to be expedient.
2
Any regulations or order under this Act made by the Ministers shall be made by statutory instrument.
3
A statutory instrument containing any regulations or order under this Act made by the Ministers, other than an order under section 9(12) above, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
4
No order shall be made under section 9(12) above unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
5
Before making any regulations or order under this Act, the Ministers shall consult such organisations as appear to them to be representative of persons likely to be substantially affected by the regulations or order.
6
Nothing in this section applies to an order under section 54(3) below.
S. 48(1): power to make regulations extended (1.3.2002) by The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/247), reg. 21
S. 48(2)-(5) applied (1.3.2002) by The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/247), reg. 21