Section 252 RegulationsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

A power to make regulations includes power to make—

(a)

consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory or saving provision;

(b)

different provision for different purposes or areas.

(2)

Regulations of the Secretary of State are to be made by statutory instrument.

(3)

The Secretary of State may not make a statutory instrument containing any of the following (whether alone or with other provision) unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament—

(a)

regulations under section 59 (7), 67 (1), 68 (9), 77 (6), 95, 110, 111, 112, 153, 156, 161, 175 (2)(a) or (b), 176 (7), 193, 195, or 206 (1)(k), or Schedule 14 (except for paragraph 1);

(b)

regulations under section 251 (1) that amend primary legislation.

(4)

Any other statutory instrument made by the Secretary of State containing regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(5)

This section does not apply to regulations under section 219 (3).

(6)

In this section—

“primary legislation” means an Act of Parliament, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru, or Northern Ireland legislation;
“regulations” means regulations under any provision of this Act except section 255.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 252 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(2)(k)