53(1)In subsection (3) of section 47 of the 1986 Act (provisions as to regulations)—E+W+S
(a)for paragraph (aa) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
“(aa)provide for anything falling to be determined under the regulations to be determined—
(i)by the Director or by such other person as may be prescribed by the regulations; and
(ii)in accordance with such procedure and by reference to such matters and to the opinion of such persons as may be so prescribed;” and
(b)in paragraph (b), after the words “the Secretary of State” there shall be inserted the words “ or, as the case may be, the Director ”.
(2)In subsection (5) of that section, after the words “the Secretary of State” there shall be inserted the words “ , the Director ”.
(3)For subsection (7) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsection—
“(7)Any power to make regulations conferred by this Part on the Secretary of State or the Director shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament; and the M1Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall apply to any such power so conferred on the Director as if he were a Minister of the Crown.”