(1)Any power to make an order or regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.
(2)Any order or regulations under this Act—
(a)may contain such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplemental provision or savings as the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient,
(b)may make different provision for different cases, authorities or descriptions of authority.
(3)The provision which may be made under subsection (2) includes provision modifying any enactment (whenever passed or made).
(4)The power under subsection (3) to modify an enactment is a power—
(a)to apply that enactment with or without modifications,
(b)to extend, disapply or amend that enactment, or
(c)to repeal or revoke that enactment with or without savings.
(5)Subject to subsections (6) and (7), a statutory instrument which contains an order or regulations under this Act is to be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(6)A statutory instrument which contains an order under section 3(3), 5, 6, 49 or 101, or regulations under section 11(5), 31(1)(b), 32, 44 or 45, is not to be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(7)Subsection (5) does not apply to a statutory instrument which contains an order under section 108.
(8)In this section “enactment” includes an enactment contained in a local Act or comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the M1Interpretation Act 1978).
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