# Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, Article 56: Regulations

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Any power to make regulations conferred on the Secretary of State by this Regulation is exercisable by statutory instrument.
2. Such regulations may:
(a) contain supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional or saving provision (including provision amending, repealing or revoking an enactment);
(b) make different provision for different purposes.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Before making any regulations under this Regulation, the Secretary of State must consult:
(a) 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;
(b) such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate.
(6.) In this Article, ‘enactment’ means:
(a) 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;
(b) regulations made under assimilated direct principal legislation, except so far as they extend to Northern Ireland;
(c) assimilated direct minor legislation, except so far as it extends to Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1151/article/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1151/article-56
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