Ports Act 1991

37 Orders and regulations.U.K.

(1)Any power to make an order or regulations under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

(2)No order shall be made under section 13(5), 17 or 18(1) above unless a draft of the instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the House of Commons.

(3)No order to which this subsection applies shall be made unless a draft of the instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(4)Subsection (3) above applies to an order which is made—

(a)[F1under subsection (7) of section 9 above as that subsection applies in relation to a scheme submitted under section 10 above;]

(b)[F1under section 12(8) above;]

(c)under subsection (9) of section 22 above confirming a scheme submitted under subsection (1) of that section in pursuance of a direction under section 27(3) above; or

(d)under section 22(10) above.

(5)A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 29 above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(6)If, apart from the provisions of this subsection, the draft of an order to which subsection (3) above applies would be treated for the purposes of the Standing Orders of either House of Parliament as a hybrid instrument it shall proceed in that House as if it were not such an instrument.

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