s 54 Parliamentary control
(1) Before making the Scheme, the Secretary of State must lay a draft of it before Parliament. (2) The Secretary of State must not make the Scheme unless the draft has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. (3) Before making any alteration to a provision of the Scheme made by virtue of— (a) section 49(1) (eligibility for payments under the scheme), (b) section 50(1) (determination of amount of payment), (c) section 50(2)(a) (circumstances in which payment may be withheld or reduced), (d) section 50(2)(d) (payments not to exceed specified maximum amount), or (e) section 52 (reviews and appeals), the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a draft of the provision as proposed to be altered. (4) The Secretary of State must not give effect to the proposal concerned unless the draft has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. (5) Before making any other alteration to the Scheme the Secretary of State must lay a statement of the altered provision before Parliament. (6) If a statement laid before either House of Parliament under subsection (5) is disapproved by a resolution of that House passed before the end of the period of 40 days beginning with the date on which the statement was laid, the Secretary of State must— (a) make such alterations in the Scheme as appear to the Secretary of State to be required in the circumstances, and (b) before the end of the period of 40 days beginning with the date on which the resolution was made, lay a statement of those alterations before Parliament. (7) In calculating the period of 40 days mentioned in subsection (6), any period during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which both Houses are adjourned for more than 4 days is to be disregarded.