Part IV General and supplementary

Chapter II Supplementary

76 Subordinate legislation.

1

This section applies to any power conferred by this Act on F1... the Secretary of State to make regulations, rules or an order.

2

The power, unless it is a power to make an order under section 19, 20 or 23, shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

3

The power may be exercised so as to make different provision for different purposes or different areas.

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 exercising the power considers necessary or expedient.

5

An order—

a

making any provision by virtue of section 10, 26(2), 36(15), 57(5) or 70(2), or

b

making any provision by virtue of section 77(2) which adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of an Act,

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

6

Any other statutory instrument made in exercise of a power to which this section applies shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

7

Subsection (6) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing an order—

a

revoking an order made by virtue of section 10, or

b

made by virtue only of section 80.