204Orders, regulations and rulesU.K.
(1)Any order or regulations made by the Lord Chancellor under this Act must be made by statutory instrument.
(2)Any rules made by the Board under section 37(4), 95(3) or 173 must be made by statutory instrument, and the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36) applies to the Board's powers to make rules under those sections as if the Board were a Minister of the Crown.
(3)An instrument to which this subsection applies may—
(a)provide for a person to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter;
(b)include incidental, supplementary and consequential provision;
(c)make transitory or transitional provision and savings;
(d)make provision generally or subject to exceptions or only in relation to specified cases;
(e)make different provision for different cases or circumstances or for different purposes.
(4)Subsection (3) applies to—
(a)any order or regulations made by the Lord Chancellor,
(b)any rules or regulations made by the Board, and
(c)any rules made by the OLC,
under or by virtue of this Act.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 204 extended to S. and N.I. in accordance with the amending provision (28.6.2022) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), ss. 48(5), 51(3)
Commencement Information
I1S. 204 partly in force; s. 204 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 211; s. 204(1)(3)(4)(a) in force at 7.3.2008 by S.I. 2008/222, art. 2(g)