SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Minor and consequential amendments

Part 3Other amendments

60Energy Act 2004 (c. 20)

1

Section 192 of the Energy Act 2004 (powers exercisable by statutory instrument) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), after “the Secretary of State” insert “, the Welsh Ministers”.

3

In subsection (2)(a), after “regulations” insert “made by the Secretary of State or the Treasury”.

4

After subsection (2) insert—

2A

Where —

a

this Act provides for an order or regulations made by the Welsh Ministers to be subject to the negative resolution procedure, and

b

a draft of the order or regulations has not been required, in accordance with this or any other enactment, to be laid before and approved by a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales,

the statutory instrument containing the order or regulations shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

5

In subsection (3), for “the power” substitute “a power of the Secretary of State or the Treasury”.

6

In subsection (4), after “the Secretary of State” insert “, the Welsh Ministers”.