The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for functions of the Regulator in relation to England and Wales and Scotland to be carried out, to the extent specified in the regulations, by a person or body other than the GEMA.

The Department may by regulations provide for functions of the Regulator in relation to Northern Ireland to be carried out, to the extent specified in the regulations, by a person or body other than the NIAUR.

The Secretary of State may by regulations make such amendments of this Part as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate in consequence of provision made by virtue of subsection (2) or (3).

The Department may by regulations make such amendments of this Part as appear to the Department to be appropriate in consequence of provision made by virtue of subsection (3).

Regulations made by the Secretary of State under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.

The power of the Department to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).

Regulations made by the Department under this section may not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly.