Part 5Final provisions

154Orders and regulations

1

Any power of the Secretary of State F1... under this Act to make an order or regulations is exercisable by statutory instrument.

2

A statutory instrument containing any of the following orders or regulations may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament—

a

regulations under section 31 or 54(2) or paragraph 36(1) (a) or 40 of Schedule 6;

b

an order under section 50 or 58;

c

regulations under section 126, 128, 129, 131, 134 or 136(2);

d

an order under paragraph 24 of Schedule 15 which contains provision amending an Act (whether or not it also contains other provision).

3

Any other statutory instrument containing an order or regulations under this Act, except an instrument containing only an order specified in subsection (4), is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

4

The orders referred to subsection (3) are those under section 54(1)(b), 55(1), 75 or 157.

5

An order or regulations made by the Secretary of State F2... under this Act may—

a

include incidental, supplementary and consequential provision;

b

make transitory or transitional provision or savings;

c

make different provision for different cases, areas or purposes.