{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996/section-77",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996/section-77.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/25",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996",
  "path": "section/77",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "77",
  "heading": "Orders and regulations.",
  "text": "(1) This section concerns the powers of the Secretary of State to make orders or regulations under this Act.\n(2) Any power to make an order or regulations may be exercised differently in relation to different areas or in relation to other different cases or descriptions of case.\n(3) Any order or regulations may include such supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitional provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.\n(4) Any power to make an order or regulations shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.\n(5) No regulations or order under section 6A or 25 shall have effect unless approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\n(6) A statutory instrument containing—\n(a) an order under section 78, or\n(b) regulations (other than regulations under section 6A) ,\nshall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 77(5) inserted (4.4.2005 for E.W. and 15.7.2005 for N.I.) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 331, 336, Sch. 36 Pt. 3 para. 37(1)(2)(a); S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (subject to art. 2(2) and Sch. 2); S.I. 2005/1817, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 77(5) inserted (4.4.2005 for E.W. and 15.7.2005 for N.I.) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 331, 336, Sch. 36 Pt. 3 para. 37(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2005/950, {art. 2 (1)}, Sch. 1 (subject to art. 2(2) and Sch. 2); S.I. 2005/1817, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 77(6)(b) inserted (4.4.2005 for E.W. and 15.7.2005 for N.I.) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 331, 336, Sch. 36 Pt. 3 para. 37(1)(3); S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (subject to art. 2(2) and Sch. 2); S.I. 2005/1817, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 77(2)(4) power partly exercised: 1.4.1999 (E.W.) appointed for specified provision by S.I. 1999/718, art. 2S. 77(2)(4) power partly exercised: 21.8.2000 (N.I.) appointed for specified provision by S.I. 2000/1968, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/section/77",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:32:07.183739+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}