{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prosecution-of-offences-act-1985/section-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prosecution-of-offences-act-1985/section-29.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/23",
  "legislation_title": "Prosecution of Offences Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prosecution-of-offences-act-1985",
  "path": "section/29",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Regulations.",
  "text": "(1) A power to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.\n(1A) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament, subject to subsection (1B).\n(1B) A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) regulations under section 16A(6) or 19(4B) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.\n(2) Regulations under this Act may make different provisions with respect to different cases or classes of case.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 29(1)-(1B) substituted for s. 29(1) (1.10.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 7 para. 8(2) (with Sch. 7 Pt. 4); S.I. 2012/2412, art. 2(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 29(2) substituted (1.10.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 7 para. 8(3) (with Sch. 7 Pt. 4); S.I. 2012/2412, art. 2(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 29: power previously exercised by S.I.1985/1846, 1987/299, 1988/164, 1989/767, 1989/1105."
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P2",
      "text": "S. 29(2): s. 22(1)(with ss. 22(2) and 29(2)) power exercised by S.I.1991/1515."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/23/section/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:00:25.376505+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."
}