Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014

Regulations and orders

127.—(1) Before a Northern Ireland department makes regulations or orders to which this subsection applies it must consult councils and—

(a) such associations or bodies representative of councils;

(b) such associations or bodies representative of officers of councils; and

(c) such other persons or bodies,

as appear to it to be appropriate.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to any regulations and orders under this Act except regulations and orders under—

(a) section 1(2);

(b) section 30;

(c) section 76;

(d) section 100; or

(e) section 129.

(3) Regulations and orders to which this subsection applies must not be made unless a draft of the regulations or order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.

(4) Subsection (3) applies to regulations and orders which include provisions under—

(a) section 20;

(b) section 21;

(c) section 38;

(d) section 40;

(e) section 41;

(f) section 48;

(g) section 51;

(h) section 76;

(i) section 82;

(j) section 86;

(k) section 101;

(l) section 109;

(m) in Part 2 of Schedule 1, paragraph 11(3);

(n) paragraph 5 of Schedule 2.

(5) Except where otherwise provided, any other regulations under this Act and any other orders under this Act other than orders under sections 67, 106 and 129 are subject to negative resolution.

(6) Regulations and orders under this Act may contain such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provisions as the Northern Ireland department making them thinks necessary or expedient.