# Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025, Section 13: Regulations

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

(1) Regulations under this Act are to be made by statutory instrument.
(2) Regulations under this Act may—
(a) make provision generally or in relation to particular cases;
(b) make different provision for different purposes;
(c) make different provision for different areas;
(d) make provision about the form and manner in which things must or may be done;
(e) make provision about the time by which, or period within which, things must or may be done;
(f) make provision binding the Crown;
(g) make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision.
(3) Regulations under this Act which contain provision specified in subsection (4) (with or without other provision) 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.
(4) The provision referred to in subsection (3) is—
(a) the first provision described in section 2(2)(e) contained in product regulations;
(b) the first provision described in section 2(3)(e) contained in product regulations;
(c) provision described in section 2(3)(i) that imposes the first product requirements on the category of person specified in that provision;
(d) provision described in section 3(4)(b)(i) and 6(4)(b)(i);
(e) provision described in section 4;
(f) provision creating, or widening the scope of, a criminal offence;
(g) provision described in sections 7, 8 and 11;
(h) provision described in section 12(2).
(5) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act, other than regulations to which subsection (3) applies, is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(6) Before making regulations under this Act, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(7) Subsections (2) to (6) do not apply to regulations under section 15.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/20/section/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/product-regulation-and-metrology-act-2025/section-13
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