Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Regulations, orders and directions N.I.

102—(1) Except as provided by subsection (2), regulations made by the Department under this Act are subject to negative resolution.

(2) Regulations under sections 65 to 69 shall not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.

(3) Except as provided by subsections (4) to (6), orders made by the Department under this Act are subject to negative resolution.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to an order under section 106(2).

(5) An order under section 31(3) is subject to negative resolution only if it is made without a draft of the order having been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.

(6) No order to which this subsection applies may be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.

(7) Subsection (6) applies to—

(a) an order under section 4(7), 11(4), 50(11), 51(12) or paragraph 10 of Schedule 7;

(b) an order under section 6(2) containing provision which amends or repeals a provision of an Act of Parliament or Northern Ireland legislation.

(8) Regulations and orders made by the Department under this Act may contain such incidental, supplementary, transitional and saving provisions as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient.

(9) A power to give directions under this Act includes power—

(a) to amend or revoke the directions;

(b) to include in the directions such incidental, supplementary, transitional and saving provisions as appear to the person giving the directions to be necessary or expedient.