4(1)A statutory instrument which—U.K.
(a)contains regulations under section 31 of a Minister of the Crown acting alone, and
(b)is to be made before IP completion day,
may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
(2)Regulations which are to be made—
(a)under section 31 by the Scottish Ministers acting alone, and
(b)before IP completion day,
are subject to the affirmative procedure (see section 29 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)).
(3)A statutory instrument which—
(a)contains regulations under section 31 of the Welsh Ministers acting alone, and
(b)is to be made before IP completion day,
may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.
(4)Regulations which are to be made—
(a)under section 31 by a Northern Ireland department acting alone, and
(b)before IP completion day,
may not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(5)This paragraph is subject to paragraphs 14 to 17 (urgency procedures for regulations to which this paragraph applies).
5(1)This paragraph applies to regulations under section 31 of a Minister of the Crown acting jointly with a devolved authority which are to be made before IP completion day.U.K.
(2)The procedure provided for by sub-paragraph (3) applies in relation to regulations to which this paragraph applies as well as any other procedure provided for by this paragraph which is applicable in relation to the regulations concerned.
(3)A statutory instrument containing regulations to which this paragraph applies may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
(4)Regulations to which this paragraph applies which are made jointly with the Scottish Ministers are subject to the affirmative procedure.
(5)Section 29 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (affirmative procedure) applies in relation to regulations to which sub-paragraph (4) applies as it applies in relation to devolved subordinate legislation (within the meaning of Part 2 of that Act) which is subject to the affirmative procedure (but as if references to a Scottish statutory instrument were references to a statutory instrument).
(6)Section 32 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (laying) applies in relation to the laying before the Scottish Parliament of a statutory instrument containing regulations to which sub-paragraph (4) applies as it applies in relation to the laying before that Parliament of a Scottish statutory instrument (within the meaning of Part 2 of that Act).
(7)A statutory instrument containing regulations to which this paragraph applies which are made jointly with the Welsh Ministers may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.
(8)Regulations to which this paragraph applies which are made jointly with a Northern Ireland department may not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Northern Ireland Assembly.