(1)The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument make provision about objectives or standards of performance to be met by the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, including in particular provision about—
(a)setting such objectives or standards;
(b)assessing or reporting the extent to which such objectives or standards have been met.
(2)An order under this section may confer a function on, or modify or remove a function of, the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, the Electoral Commission or the Secretary of State.
(3)References in subsection (2) to a function include a discretionary function.
(4)An order under this section may—
(a)amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify any enactment (whenever passed or made);
(b)include consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
(5)In this section “enactment” includes—
(a)a provision of an Act, including a provision of or inserted by this Act;
(b)a provision of, or of an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation;
(c)a provision of subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978).
(6)An order under this section may not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.