General

23Orders or regulations

1

This section applies to orders or regulations under this Act made by the Treasury or the Secretary of State.

2

Orders or regulations—

a

may contain incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision, and

b

may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.

3

Orders or regulations are to be made by statutory instrument.

4

Where orders or regulations are subject to “affirmative resolution procedure” the orders or regulations may not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing them has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

5

Where orders or regulations are subject to “negative resolution procedure” the statutory instrument containing them is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.