Schedules

Schedule 5Regulations: procedure

Part 2Powers of relevant national authority: separate exercise

Separate exercise by a Minister of the Crown

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(1)

A Minister of the Crown may not make a statutory instrument containing regulations to which this Part of this Schedule applies and which are within sub-paragraph (2) unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(2)

The following regulations are within this sub-paragraph—

(a)

regulations under section 1;

(b)

regulations under section 7 which amend, repeal or revoke primary legislation;

(c)

regulations under section 11 or 12 which amend, repeal or revoke primary legislation;

(d)

regulations under section 14(2) which confer a power to make subordinate legislation or create a criminal offence;

(e)

regulations under section 14(3);

(f)

regulations under section 19 which amend, repeal or revoke primary legislation.

(3)

A statutory instrument made by a Minister of the Crown containing regulations to which this Part of this Schedule applies and which are within sub-paragraph (4) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4)

The following regulations are within this sub-paragraph—

(a)

regulations under section 7 which are not within sub-paragraph (2)(b);

(b)

regulations under section 15;

(c)

regulations under section 19 which are not within sub-paragraph (2)(f).

(5)

A statutory instrument made by a Minister of the Crown containing regulations to which this Part of this Schedule applies and to which neither sub-paragraph (1) nor sub-paragraph (3) applies is (if a draft of the instrument has not been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament) subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.