Part VIII Miscellaneous
I1E167 Regulations and orders.
1
Any power under this Act F4of the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales to make regulations or orders shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
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Any such power may be exercised to make different provision for different cases, including different provision for different areas or localities.
3
Any such power includes power—
a
to make such incidental, supplemental, consequential or transitional provision as appears to the F4person by whom the power is exercisable to be expedient; and
b
to provide for a person to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter.
F53A
Where regulations under section 21D(7)(b) provide for the omission of section 21D(5), the provision that may be made by the regulations in exercise of the power conferred by subsection (3)(a) includes provision amending section 21D for the purpose of omitting references to section 21D(5).
3B
The provision that may be made by regulations under section 21G(5)(b) in exercise of the power conferred by subsection (3)(a) includes provision amending or repealing section 21G(4).
3C
The provision that may be made by regulations under any of subsections (1) to (4) of section 49D in exercise of the power conferred by subsection (3)(a) includes provision amending or repealing an enactment.
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Subsection (4A) applies to—
a
the first regulations to be made under section 21H(1);
b
the first regulations to be made under each of subsections (1), (2) and (4) of section 31AE;
c
regulations under section 31AE(1), (2) or (4) that amend this Act;
d
regulations under section 31AE(1) that make provision as to remedies;
e
regulations under section 47J(3);
f
regulations under section 49D(1) or (2) that, in exercise of the power under subsection (3)(a), amend or repeal an enactment contained in an Act or in an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
g
regulations under section 67A(3);
h
regulations under paragraph 6A(2) of Schedule 1.
4A
No regulations to which this subsection applies shall be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the regulations (whether containing the regulations alone or with other provisions) has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
4B
Subsection (4C) applies to regulations under section 49D(3) or (4) that, in exercise of the power under subsection (3)(a), amend or repeal any enactment contained in an Act or in an Act of the Scottish Parliament.
4C
No regulations to which this subsection applies shall be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the regulations (whether containing the regulations alone or with other provisions) has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
4D
A statutory instrument—
a
that—
i
contains regulations under section 49D(3) or (4), and
ii
is not subject to the requirement in subsection (4C) that a draft of the instrument be laid before, and approved by, the Scottish Parliament, or
b
that contains regulations or an order made by the Scottish Ministers under section 33,
shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
5
A statutory instrument—
a
that—
i
contains regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act, and
ii
is not subject to the requirement in subsection (4A) that a draft of the instrument be laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, or
b
that contains an order made by the Secretary of State under this Act that is not an order under section 3(9), 47(1), 53A(6)(a) or 70(3),
shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
5A
A statutory instrument that contains an order under section 47(1), if made without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House, but the exercise of the discretion conferred by this subsection is subject to section 67A.
6
Subsection (1) does not require an order under section 43 which applies only to a specified vehicle, or to vehicles of a specified person, to be made by statutory instrument but such an order shall be as capable of being amended or revoked as an order which is made by statutory instrument.
7
Nothing in section 34(4), 40(6) or 46(5) affects the powers conferred by subsections (2) and (3).
I1E267Regulations and orders.
1
Any power under this Act to make regulations or orders shall be exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.
2
Any such power may be exercised to make different provision for different cases, including different provision for different areas or localities.
3
Any such power, includes power—
a
to make such incidental, supplementary, consequential or transitional provision as appears to the Northern Ireland department exercising the power to be expedient; and
b
to provide for a person to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter.
F13A
Where regulations under section 21D(7)(b) provide for the omission of section 21D(5), the provision that may be made by the regulations in exercise of the power conferred by subsection (3)(a) includes provision amending section 21D for the purpose of omitting references to section 21D(5).
3B
The provision that may be made by regulations under section 21G(5)(b) in exercise of the power conferred by subsection (3)(a) includes provision amending or repealing section 21G(4).
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Subsection (4A) applies to—
a
the first regulations to be made under section 21H(1);
b
regulations under section 47J(3);
c
regulations under section 67A(3);
d
regulations under paragraph 6A(2) of Schedule 1.
4A
No regulations to which this subsection applies shall be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
4B
An order under section 47(1), if made without a draft having been laid before and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Assembly; but the exercise of the discretion conferred by this subsection is subject to section 67A.
5
Any other order made under this Act, other than an order under section 3(9), F354A(6)(a) or 70(3), and any regulations made under this Act shall be subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 as if they were statutory instruments within the meaning of that Act.
6
Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply in relation to any instrument or document which by virtue of this Act is required to be laid before the Assembly as if it were a statutory instrument or statutory document within the meaning of that Act.
7
Subsection (1) does not require an order under section 43 which applies only to a specified vehicle, or to vehicles of a specified person, to be made by statutory rule.
8
Nothing in section 40(6) or 46(5) affects the powers conferred by subsections (2) and (3).