Procedural requirements
15(1)Before making regulations under paragraph 11 or 13 the Northern Ireland department must consult—
(a)the Secretary of State,
(b)the Scottish Ministers,
(c)the Welsh Ministers, and
(d)such other persons likely to be affected by the regulations as the Northern Ireland department considers appropriate.
(2)Regulations under paragraph 11 or 13 are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure if they contain provision—
(a)amending or repealing primary legislation;
(b)imposing fees;
(c)creating a criminal offence or increasing the penalty for, or widening the scope of, a criminal offence; or
(d)conferring functions on, modifying functions of, or otherwise relating to the regulation of—
(i)a producer organisation in the United Kingdom, or
(ii)an inter-branch organisation in the United Kingdom.
(3)Subject to sub-paragraph (2), regulations under paragraph 11 or 13 are subject to the negative resolution procedure.