26 Regulations, orders, notices etc.E+W+S
(1)Any power to make regulations or orders under this Part shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
(2)A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Part, or an order under a provision of this Part other than sections 2(6), 3, 5 and 11, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(3)No order under section 5 or 11 shall be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(4)Before making any order under this Part, the Secretary of State—
(a)except in the case of an order under section 2(6), shall give to any local authority affected and, except in the case of an order under section 3, any other person affected, by such means as he may think appropriate, an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of the order;
(b)except in the case of an order under section 22(3), shall consult with whichever one of the advisory bodies he considers is best able to advise him as to whether the order should be made; and
(c)may, if he thinks fit, cause a public inquiry to be held.
(5)Notice of the making of an order under this Part shall be published by the Secretary of State—
(a)if the order relates in whole or in part to England and Wales, in the London Gazette; and
(b)if the order relates in whole or in part to Scotland, in the Edinburgh Gazette.
(6)The Secretary of State shall give consideration to any proposals for the making by him of an order under this Part with respect to any area which may be submitted to him by a local authority whose area includes that area.