Part IV

General and supplementary
Chapter II

Supplementary

Subordinate legislation.
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1
This section applies to any power conferred by this Act on ... 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.
Words in s. 76(1) repealed (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 18 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 30(b)