SCHEDULE 2Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council: new provisions

PART 6New Article 56

Article 56Regulations

1.  Any power to make regulations conferred on the Secretary of State by this Regulation is exercisable by statutory instrument.

2.  Such regulations may:

(a)contain supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional or saving provision (including provision amending, repealing or revoking an enactment);

(b)make different provision for different purposes.

3.  Except as specified in paragraph 4, a statutory instrument containing regulations under this Regulation is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

4.  A statutory instrument containing regulations made under the second subparagraph of Article 2(1) or Article 18(5), 30(1) or 41(3) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

5.  Before making any regulations under this Regulation, the Secretary of State must consult:

(a)such bodies or persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by the regulations;

(b)such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate.

6.  In this Article, ‘enactment’ means:

(a)an enactment contained in any Order in Council, order, rules, regulations or other instrument made under an Act, except so far as it extends to Northern Ireland;

(b)regulations made under retained direct principal EU legislation, except so far as they extend to Northern Ireland;

(c)retained direct minor EU legislation, except so far as it extends to Northern Ireland.