Article 56 RegulationsF1
United Kingdom
Any power to make regulations conferred on the Secretary of State by this Regulation is exercisable by statutory instrument.
Such regulations may:
contain supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional or saving provision (including provision amending, repealing or revoking an enactment);
make different provision for different purposes.
Except as specified in paragraph 4, a statutory instrument containing regulations under this Regulation is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
A statutory instrument containing regulations made under the second subparagraph of Article 2(1) or Article 14d(4), 18(5), 30(1) or 41(3) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Before making any regulations under this Regulation, the Secretary of State must consult:
such bodies or persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by the regulations;
such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate.
In this Article, ‘enactment’ means:
an enactment contained in any Order in Council, order, rules, regulations or other instrument made under an Act, except so far as it extends to Northern Ireland;
regulations made under F2assimilated direct principal legislation, except so far as they extend to Northern Ireland;
F3assimilated direct minor legislation, except so far as it extends to Northern Ireland.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Art. 56 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(55), Sch. 2 Pt. 6 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1661, regs. 1(2)(b), 16(7)(c))
- F2
Words in Art. 56(6)(b) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 98(4)
- F3
Words in Art. 56(6)(c) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 98(5)