Section 317 — Pensions Act 2004: Consultations about regulations

Consultations about regulations 317 1 Before the Secretary of State makes any regulations by virtue of this Act (other than Part 8), he must consult such persons as he considers appropriate.

2 Subsection (1) does not apply—

a to regulations contained in a statutory instrument made for the purpose only of consolidating other instruments revoked by it, b in a case where it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of urgency consultation is inexpedient, c to regulations contained in a statutory instrument made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the provision of this Act by virtue of which the regulations are made, or d to regulations contained in a statutory instrument which—

i states that it contains only regulations which are consequential upon a specified enactment, and ii is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of that enactment.