Section 657 | Power to make further provision

(1)The Secretary of State may by statutory instrument make regulations with respect to England and Scotland for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Chapter.

(2)A statutory instrument containing regulations made under subsection (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.

(3)The Welsh Ministers may by statutory instrument make regulations with respect to Wales for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Chapter.

(4)A statutory instrument containing regulations made under subsection (3) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

(5)The Department for Social Development may make regulations with respect to Northern Ireland for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Chapter.

(6)Regulations made under subsection (5) are a statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).

(7)A statutory rule containing regulations made under subsection (5) is subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)).