Part IV MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

Instruments and documents

48 Regulations and orders.

1

Any power of the Ministers or the Minister to make regulations or an order under this Act includes power—

a

to apply, with modifications and adaptations, any other enactment (including one contained in this Act) which deals with matters similar to those being dealt with by the regulations or order;

b

to make different provision in relation to different cases or classes of case (including different provision for different areas or different classes of business); and

c

to provide for such exceptions, limitations and conditions, and to make such supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitional provisions, as the Ministers or the Minister considers necessary or expedient.

2

Any power of the Ministers or the Minister to make regulations or orders under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

3

Any statutory instrument containing—

a

regulations under this Act; or

b

an order under this Act other than an order under section 60(3) below,

shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

4

Before making—

a

any regulations under this Act, other than regulations under section 17(2) or 18(1)(c) above; or

b

any order under Part I of this Act,

the Ministers shall consult with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the regulations or order.

5

Any consultation undertaken before the commencement of subsection (4) above shall be as effective, for the purposes of that subsection, as if undertaken after that commencement.