Section 60: Orders and regulations, Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004

References in this section to subordinate legislation are to an order or regulations made under this Act by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers.

Subordinate legislation—

may make different provision for different purposes (including different provision for different areas, different authorities and different descriptions of authorities);

may include incidental, supplemental, consequential, saving or transitional provision.

A power to make subordinate legislation is exercisable by statutory instrument.

A statutory instrument containing (alone or with other provisions) —

an order made by the Secretary of State under section 5C(3), other than one that is made only for the purpose mentioned in section 5C(7)(b),

an order made by the Secretary of State under section 5C(4), other than one that is made only for that purpose or for imposing conditions on the doing of things for a commercial purpose,

an order made by the Secretary of State under section 5C(2) that—

amends any Act or provision of an Act, and

is not made in accordance with sections 15 to 19 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 as applied by section 5E(3), or

subordinate legislation made by the Secretary of State, other than an order under section 5C, that amends or repeals any Act or provision of an Act,

may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

A statutory instrument containing any other subordinate legislation made by the Secretary of State, apart from—

an order under section 5C(1),

an order under section 5C(2) that is made in accordance with sections 15 to 19 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 as applied by section 5E(3), or

an order under section 30 or 61,

is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

A statutory instrument containing (alone or with other provisions)—

an order made by the Welsh Ministers under section 5C(3), other than one that it is made only for the purpose mentioned in section 5C(7)(b),

an order made by the Welsh Ministers under section 5C(4), other than one that is made only for that purpose or for imposing conditions on the doing of things for a commercial purpose,

an order made by the Welsh Ministers under section 5C(2) that—

amends any Act or provision of an Act or amends any Act, or Measure, of the National Assembly for Wales or provision of such an Act or Measure, and

is not made in accordance with sections 5G to 5L,

regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under section 21A(1) or (4), or

subordinate legislation made by the Welsh Ministers, other than an order under section 5C, that amends any Act or provision of an Act,

may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.

A statutory instrument containing any other subordinate legislation made by the Welsh Ministers, apart from—

an order under section 5C(1),

an order under section 5C(2) that is made in accordance with sections 5G to 5L, or

an order under section 30 or 61,

is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

Section 60: Orders and regulations

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