Clause 13 - Orders and regulations
High Hedges Bill
11:15 am
Mr John Taylor (Solihull, Conservative)
As we have gone through the Bill, I have identified several areas in which the Secretary of State has power to make regulations. The clause sets out the parliamentary procedures that he must follow when exercising those powers.
There are two types of regulation in the Bill. We have considered the first type, which addresses detailed procedural matters such as appeals and applications to vary remedial notices. As I said, they will be subject to negative resolution procedure and I understand that the Government will consult on them. The second type of regulation is contained in clause 16. It will allow the Secretary of State to extend the scope of the Bill by amending its provisions. I shall explain why that power is necessary when we reach clause 16. Proposals to allow primary legislation to be amended by regulation are always sensitive matters, so the Bill requires that regulations made under clause 16 must be debated in both Houses of Parliament under the affirmative resolution procedure.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 13 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clauses 14 and 15 ordered to stand part of the Bill.