7Regulations and directions
(1)
A power F1of the Secretary of State or Welsh Ministers to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.
F2(1A)
A power of a Northern Ireland department to make regulations under section 2A is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).
(2)
Regulations and directions under this Act may—
(a)
make different provision for different purposes;
(b)
be made for all cases to which the power in question applies, for those cases subject to specified exceptions or for any specified cases or descriptions of case;
(c)
make any provision either unconditionally or subject to specified conditions;
(d)
provide for a person to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter;
(e)
include consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
(3)
Regulations under this Act may amend, repeal or revoke F3assimilated law that is not primary legislation.
F4(4)
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act may not be made by the Secretary of State unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
F5(5)
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F6(5A)
Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under section 2A are subject to the affirmative procedure (see Part 2 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)).
(5B)
A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 2A may not be made by the Welsh Ministers unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
(5C)
Regulations may not be made by a Northern Ireland department under section 2A unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(6)
In this section “primary legislation” means—
(a)
an Act;
(b)
an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
(c)
a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales;
(d)
Northern Ireland legislation.