Part X Miscellaneous and general

Supplementary

156 Orders and regulations.

1

Any power of the Secretary of State to make any order or regulations under this Act shall be exercised by statutory instrument.

2

Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a statutory instrument containing any order or regulations made under this Act by the Secretary of State shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

3

Subsection (2) does not apply to—

a

any order under section 16(3) or 163(2) or paragraph 14(7) of Schedule 1; or

b

any order made in pursuance of section 155(2)(a).

4

Subsection (2) also does not apply to any order under—

a

section 18(1),

b

section 51(4),

c

section 67(1),

d

section 70(1),

e

section 101(4),

f

section 108(3),

g

section 109(6),

h

section 129,

i

paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 7,

j

paragraph 4 of Schedule 8,

k

paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 11,

l

paragraph 4 of Schedule 13,

m

paragraph 2 of Schedule 14, or

n

paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 15;

and no such order shall be made (whether alone or with other provisions) unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

5

Any order or regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act may—

a

contain such consequential, incidental, supplementary or transitional provisions or savings (including provisions amending, repealing or revoking enactments) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate; and

b

make different provision for different cases.

6

Nothing in this Act shall be read as affecting the generality of subsection (5) (including that subsection as applied by section 19(9)).

7

Paragraphs 21 to 23 of Schedule 1 contain provisions relating to regulations made by the Commission.