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Section 119 Making and control of subordinate legislation.

United Kingdom

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F1(1)

Any power conferred by the preceding provisions of this Act on the Department of Justice to make an order or rules or on the Lord Chief Justice to make regulations shall be exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.

(2)

Any statutory rule made under section 2(3), 3(4) or (6), 62(6) or 97(2) is subject to affirmative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(4) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954).

(3)

Any other statutory rule made under this Act by the Department of Justice (except an order under section 68(3) or 116) is subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954).

(4)

Any power mentioned in subsection (1) to make an order F2... includes power to vary or revoke the order F3by a subsequent order made under that power.

(5)

Any power conferred by this Act or by any enactment listed in section 117(2) F4. . . to give directions includes power to vary or revoke any directions so given.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 119(1)-(3) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), Sch. 18 para. 26(2) (with arts. 28-31)

F2

Words in s. 119(4) omitted (12.4.2010) by virtue of The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), Sch. 18 para. 26(3)(a) (with arts. 28-31)

F3

Words in s. 119(4) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), Sch. 18 para. 26(3)(b) (with arts. 28-31)

F4

Words in s. 119(5) repealed (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 146, 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 39 {Sch. 18 Pt. 3}; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 12(a), 30(c)