SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Investment contracts

PART 2Regulations: general

Regulations for the purposes of investment contracts

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1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make further provision about or in connection with investment contracts.

2

The provision which may be made by regulations includes, but is not limited to, the provision described in this Schedule.

3

Regulations may—

a

include incidental, supplementary and consequential provision;

b

make transitory or transitional provision or savings;

c

make different provision for different cases or circumstances or for different purposes;

d

make provision subject to exceptions.

4

Regulations are to be made by statutory instrument.

5

An instrument containing regulations of any of the following kinds may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament (in each case, whether or not the regulations also make any other provision)—

a

the first regulations which make provision falling within paragraph 10,

b

the first regulations which make provision falling within paragraph 11, or

c

regulations which make provision falling within any other paragraph of Parts 1 to 3 of this Schedule.

6

Any other instrument containing regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

7

If, but for this sub-paragraph, an instrument containing regulations would be treated for the purposes of the standing orders of either House of Parliament as a hybrid instrument, it is to proceed in that House as if it were not a hybrid instrument.