Hill Farming Act 1946

37 Provisions as to laying before Parliament of instruments made under this Act

(1) Any such instrument as the following made under this Act shall be laid before Parliament forthwith after it is made, that is to say—

(a) an order modifying the kinds of operations that are to be treated as improvements for the purposes of this Act ;

(b) any regulations made under the provisions of this Act relating to the imposition of conditions with respect to the occupation and maintenance of cottages.

(c) a hill sheep scheme or a hill cattle scheme ;

(d) an order prescribing the amount of a subsidy payment or an order varying or revoking any such order ;

(e) any order made under the provisions of this Act relating to sheep or cattle imported or brought into the United Kingdom ;

(f) any regulations made under the provisions of this Act relating to the keeping of rams and uncastrated ram lambs on land in England or Wales ; and

(g) any regulations made under the provisions of this Act relating to the burning of heather and grass in England or Wales,

and if either House of Parliament within the period of forty days after any such instrument is laid before it resolves that it be annulled, it shall thereupon become void, but without prejudice to the validity of anything done thereunder in the meantime or to the making of a new order or scheme or new regulations.

In reckoning the period of forty days aforesaid, no account shall be taken of any time during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which both Houses are adjourned for more than four days.

(2) Section one of the [56 & 57 Vict. c. 66.] Rules Publication Act, 1893, shall not apply to any such order, scheme or regulations as aforesaid.