Subsections (1) and (2) provide for regulations under the Act to be made by the Department of Justice, except that the Department for Social Development will be responsible for making regulations under Section 15(1) which relates to deduction from benefits orders.
Section 60(3) and (4) provides for the Assembly control of regulations, while Section 60(5) and (6) provides for the Assembly control for orders.
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