(1)Any power to make an order or regulations under this Act shall be exercised by statutory instrument.
(2)A statutory instrument is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament if the instrument contains—
(a)an order made by the Secretary of State under any provision of this Act other than section 143(4) or 154(1) or (3), or
(b)regulations made by the Secretary of State under any provision of this Act.
[F1(2A)Subsection (2) does not apply to a statutory instrument that contains regulations to which subsection (2B) applies.
(2B)The first regulations under section 18A(2) may not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. ]
(3)A statutory instrument is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament if the instrument contains regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under section 104.
(4)The power of [F2the Department for Employment and Learning] in Northern Ireland to make regulations under section 106 or 109 shall be exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the M1Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979; and any such regulations shall be subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the M2Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 as if they were statutory instruments within the meaning of that Act.
(5)An order or regulations under this Act may make different provision for different purposes.
(6)An order or regulations under this Act may contain such incidental, supplementary, saving or transitional provisions as the person making the order or regulations thinks fit.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 152(2A)(2B) inserted (31.1.2008) by Further Education and Training Act 2007 (c. 25), s. 32(5), Sch. 1 para. 15; S.I. 2007/3505, art. 3(d)
F2Words in s. 152(4) substituted (N.I.) (20.7.2001) by 2001 c. 15 (N.I.), s. 1(2)(a)
Marginal Citations