Section 20 — Human Rights Act 1998: Orders etc. under this Act.

Orders etc. under this Act. 20 1 Any power of a Minister of the Crown to make an order under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

2 The power of . . . the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State to make rules (other than rules of court) under section 2(3) or 7(9) is exercisable by statutory instrument.

3 Any statutory instrument made under section 14, 15 or 16(7) must be laid before Parliament.

4 No order may be made by . . . the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State under section 1(4), 7(11) or 16(2) unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by, each House of Parliament.

5 Any statutory instrument made under section 18(7) or Schedule 4, or to which subsection (2) applies, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

6 The power of a Northern Ireland department to make—

a rules under section 2(3)(c) or 7(9)(c), or b an order under section 7(11), is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.

7 Any rules made under section 2(3)(c) or 7(9)(c) shall be subject to negative resolution; and section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act Northern Ireland) 1954 (meaning of “ subject to negative resolution ”) shall apply as if the power to make the rules were conferred by an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

8 No order may be made by a Northern Ireland department under section 7(11) unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by, the Northern Ireland Assembly.