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(4)No instrument shall be made under section F1..., F2..., F3..., [F458(4),] [F5(4A) or (4B),] [F658AA(4)] 60, 89(5) or (7), 125(4) F7... or paragraph 9(c) of Schedule 14 unless a draft of the instrument has been approved by both Houses of Parliament.
F8(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6)Any other statutory instrument made under this Act other than one under section 124(3) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
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F1Words in s. 120(4) omitted (27.4.1997) by virtue of 1997 c. 12, Sch. 2 para. 4; S.I. 1997/841, art. 3
F2Words in s. 120(4) repealed (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 208, 210, 211, Sch. 21 para. 98(a)(i), Sch. 23 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(h)
F3Words in s. 120(4) repealed (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 208, 210, 211, Sch. 21 para. 98(a)(i), Sch. 23 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(f)(vi)(aa)
F4Words in s. 120(4) substituted (1.4.2000) by 1999 c. 22, s. 27(2) (with Sch. 14 para. 7(2); S.I. 2000/774, art. 2(b) (with arts. 3-5)
F5Words in s. 120(4) inserted (19.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 except in relation to specified proceedings, 6.4.2016 in so far as not already in force except in relation to proceedings relating to a claim for damages in respect of diffuse mesothelioma and publication and privacy proceedings, 6.4.2019 in relation to publication and privacy proceedings) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 44(5), 151(1) (with s. 48); S.I. 2013/77, arts. 2(1)(a), 3(a) (with art. 4); S.I. 2016/345, art. 2; S.I. 2018/1287, art. 2
F6Words in s. 120(4) substituted (19.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 45(12), 151(1); S.I. 2013/77, arts. 2(1)(b), 3(b)
F7Words in s. 120(4) repealed (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 208, 210, 211, Sch. 21 para. 98(a)(ii), Sch. 23 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(h)
F8S. 120(5) repealed (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 208, 210, 211, Sch. 21 para. 98(b), Sch. 23 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, {art. 2(h)(i)((viii)(mm)} (with art. 9)
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