s 138 Orders and regulations
(1) Any power to make orders or regulations conferred by this Act on the Secretary of State is exercisable by statutory instrument. (2) A statutory instrument containing an order or regulations under section 21, 22A, any of sections 83 to 86 , section 130 or section 136Q(1) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament. (3) Any other statutory instrument, except one containing an order under section 141, is to be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. (4) Orders or regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act may— (a) make different provision for different purposes; (b) include supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provisions. (5) Any power of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland to make orders or regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979. (6) An order or regulations under any of sections 83 to 86 or section 130 may not be made by the Department of Justice unless a draft of the order or regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Northern Ireland Assembly. (7) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (6) in relation to the laying of a draft as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment. (8) Any other order or regulations made by the Department of Justice are subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954). (9) Orders or regulations made by the Department of Justice may— (a) make different provision for different purposes; (b) include supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provisions.