Section 143 — Pensions Act 2008: Orders and regulations

Orders and regulations 143 1 Any power conferred on the Secretary of State to make an order or regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

2 A statutory instrument containing such an order or regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

3 Subsection (2) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing an order under section 149 or to a statutory instrument to which subsection (4) applies.

4 A statutory instrument to which this subsection applies 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) applies to a statutory instrument containing (alone or with other provision)—

a regulations under section 16(3)(c), 17(1)(c), 20, 26(7A), (7B), (7C) or (7E), 28, 28A, 28B, 28C (other than subsection (11)(f)), 28E, 28F, 28G, 28I, 28J, 96, 98 or 142;

b the first regulations under section 3(2) or (6), 5(2) or (7), 7(4)(b) or (6) or 9(3)(b);

c an order under section 14(2), 28(9), 67 or 70(4);

d an order under section 145 amending or repealing any provision of an Act;

e an order under paragraph 9(7) of Schedule 5.