143RegulationsU.K.
(1)A power to make regulations under any provision of this Act includes power to make—
(a)supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision;
(b)different provision for different purposes or areas.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to regulations under section 147 or 148.
(3)Regulations under this Act made by—
(a)the Secretary of State, or
(b)the Welsh Ministers,
are to be made by statutory instrument.
(4)A power of a Northern Ireland department to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).
(5)Where regulations under this Act made or to be made by the Secretary of State—
(a)are subject to the negative procedure, the statutory instrument containing them is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament;
(b)are subject to the affirmative procedure, they 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.
(6)Where regulations under this Act made or to be made by the Welsh Ministers—
(a)are subject to the negative procedure, the statutory instrument containing them is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru;
(b)are subject to the affirmative procedure, they may not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing them has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.
(7)Where regulations under this Act made or to be made by a Northern Ireland Department—
(a)are subject to the negative procedure, they are subject to negative resolution within the meaning given by section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)) ;
(b)are subject to the affirmative procedure, they may not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(8)See sections 28 and 29 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10) for the meaning of “the negative procedure” and “the affirmative procedure” in relation to regulations under this Act made or to be made by the Scottish Ministers.
(9)Any provision that may be made by regulations under this Act subject to the negative procedure may be made by regulations subject to the affirmative procedure.
Commencement Information
I1S. 143 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 147(1)(b)