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(1) Every power conferred by this Act on the Secretary of State or the National

Assembly for Wales to make an order or regulations is a power exercisable by

statutory instrument.

(2) The power of the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister to make

regulations under section 15 or 16 is a power exercisable by statutory rule for

the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/

1573 (N.I. 12)).

(3) Subject to subsection (5), a statutory instrument containing an order or

regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act shall be subject to

annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), every power conferred by this Act on a person to

make an order or regulations includes power.

(a) to make different provision for different cases;

(b) to make provision subject to such exemptions and exceptions as that

person thinks fit; and

(c) to make such incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional

provision as that person thinks fit.

(5) Subsection (3) does not apply to a statutory instrument which.

(a) comprises an order under section 41 bringing a provision of this Act

into force; or

(b) makes provision by reference to which a draft of the order or

regulations contained in the instrument is required to have been laid

before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House;

and subsection (4) does not apply to the power to make an order under section

41 bringing a provision of this Act into force.