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Part 6General

143Orders and regulations

(1)Any power conferred on the Secretary of State to make an order or regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(2)A statutory instrument containing such an order or regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing an order under section 149 or to a statutory instrument to which subsection (4) applies.

(4)A statutory instrument to which this subsection 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.

(5)Subsection (4) applies to a statutory instrument containing (alone or with other provision)—

(a)regulations under section 16(3)(c), 17(1)(c), 28, 96, 98 or 142;

(b)the first regulations under section 3(2) or (6), 5(2) or (7), 7(4)(b) or (6) or 9(3)(b);

(c)an order under section 28(9), 67 or 70(4);

(d)an order under section 145 amending or repealing any provision of an Act;

(e)an order under paragraph 9(7) of Schedule 5.