Legislation – Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 22:
- Pt. 2 Ch. 3A inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 28
- s. 44F inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 29
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Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- Pt. 2 Ch. 3A inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 28
- s. 44F inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 29
PART 2Prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime
CHAPTER 1Functions relating to serious violence
General
22Regulations
(1)
Regulations under this Chapter are to be made by statutory instrument.
(2)
Regulations under this Chapter—
(a)
may make different provision for different purposes or areas;
(b)
may make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
(3)
The Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers before making regulations under this Chapter if and to extent that the regulations make provision that applies in relation to a devolved Welsh authority within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (see section 157A of that Act).
(4)
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Chapter may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(5)
Subsection (4) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing only one or more of the following—
(a)
regulations under section 8(10);
(b)
regulations under section 9(10);
(c)
regulations under section 11(7) which make provision for the removal of an entry in Schedule 1 where the authority concerned has ceased to exist;
(d)
regulations under section 11(7) which make provision for the modification of an entry in Schedule 1 in consequence of a change of name or transfer of functions;
(e)
regulations under section 12(3) which make provision for the removal of an entry in Schedule 2 where the authority concerned has ceased to exist;
(f)
regulations under section 12(3) which make provision for the modification of an entry in Schedule 2 in consequence of a change of name or transfer of functions;
(g)
regulations under section 14(4).
(6)
A statutory instrument within subsection (5) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.