England

16Regulations

1

The provisions of this Act about what a scheme may do are without prejudice to the generality of the power under section 1(1).

2

Any power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under this Act includes—

a

power to make provision conferring or imposing functions which involve the exercise of a discretion,

b

power to make different provision for different cases, and

c

power to make incidental, supplementary, consequential or transitional provision or savings.

3

The power under subsection (2)(c) to make consequential amendments includes power to make provision amending or revoking any instrument made under an enactment.

4

Any power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under this Act (as well as being exercisable in relation to all cases to which it extends) may be exercised in relation to all those cases subject to exceptions or in relation to any particular case or class of case.

5

Any power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

6

No regulations establishing a scheme shall be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing them has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

7

A statutory instrument that—

a

contains regulations under this Act made by the Secretary of State, and

b

is not subject to any requirement that a draft of the instrument be 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 of Parliament.