Section 103 — Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007: Regulations

Regulations 103 1 It is for the Lord Chancellor to make information regulations.

2 But the Lord Chancellor may make the following regulations only with the agreement of the Commissioners—

a regulations under section 97(4)(d);

b regulations under section 102(4) or (7) so far as the regulations relate to the use or disclosure of debtor information disclosed by the Commissioners.

3 Information regulations are to be made by statutory instrument.

4 A statutory instrument containing information regulations 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 But subsection (4) does not apply in the case of a statutory instrument that contains only—

a regulations under section 95, or b regulations under section 97 which designate a Secretary of State for the purpose of that section.

6 In such a case, the statutory instrument is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

7 In this section “ information regulations ” means regulations under any of sections 95 to 102.