Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 Explanatory Notes

Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

2008 CHAPTER 13

Commentary on Sections

Part 1: Local Better Regulation Office

Supplementary and general

Section 20: Orders under Part 1

57. Section 20 specifies that an order or regulation made under Part 1 must be made by statutory instrument.

58. Where an order is made under sections 4(7), 7(4) or 15(7), the order will be subject to the negative resolution procedure. A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Treasury under section 19 is also subject to the negative resolution procedure.

59. Where an order is made under sections 4(4) or 18, the order will be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.

60. Where an order is made under sections 7(4) or 16(7) by the Welsh Ministers, the order will be subject to the negative resolution procedure of the National Assembly for Wales.