Part 4Miscellaneous and general

Subordinate legislation

62Parliamentary control of orders and regulations

1

Any instrument to which this subsection applies is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

2

Subsection (1) applies to any order or regulations made by the Secretary of State under any provision of this Act except—

a

an order or regulations to which subsection (3) applies, or

b

an order under section 66 (commencement).

3

An order or regulations containing (whether alone or with other provision) provision made under or by virtue of any of the following provisions may not be made unless a draft of the order or regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament—

a

section 4 (“designated consumers”);

b

section 24(3)(d) (power to specify persons from whom F1the consumer advocacy bodies may require information);

c

section 31 (designation of the Consumer Council for Water for abolition);

d

section 37(1) (conferral of additional functions on F2Citizens Advice or Citizens Advice Scotland);

F3e

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f

section 59 (contracts concluded away from business premises), so far as it enables provision to be made modifying an Act of Parliament;

g

section 60(5) (consequential provision etc), so far as it enables such provision to be made;

h

section 63(2) (consequential provision etc), so far as it enables such provision to be made.

4

In subsection (3), “modify” has the same meaning as in Part 1.