Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026

73 Power to make consequential provision

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision that is consequential on provision made by this Act.

(2) Regulations under this section may amend, repeal or revoke legislation passed or made before, or in the same session of Parliament as, this Act.

(3) Except as provided by subsection (4), a statutory instrument that contains regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4) A statutory instrument that contains (whether alone or with other provision) regulations under this section that amend, repeal or revoke primary legislation may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(5) The power to make regulations under this section includes power to make—

(a) supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision;

(b) different provision for different purposes or areas.

(6) In this section, “primary legislation” means—

(a) an Act of Parliament,

(b) an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

(c) an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru, or

(d) Northern Ireland legislation.