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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pension-schemes-act-2017/section-42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pension-schemes-act-2017/section-42.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2017/17",
  "legislation_title": "Pension Schemes Act 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pension-schemes-act-2017",
  "path": "section/42",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Regulations: general provisions",
  "text": "(1) A power to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.\n(2) Regulations under Part 1 may—\n(a) make different provision for different purposes;\n(b) include incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision;\n(c) confer a discretion on a person.\n(3) Where regulations under Part 1 are subject to “negative resolution procedure” the statutory instrument containing the regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.\n(4) Where regulations under Part 1 are subject to “affirmative resolution procedure” the regulations may not be made unless a draft of the instrument containing them has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\n(5) Any provision that may be made by regulations under Part 1 subject to negative resolution procedure may be made by regulations under Part 1 subject to affirmative resolution procedure.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/17/section/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:05:32.973256+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."
}