Summary of the Main Part 7 Provisions Preserved by This Act Section 96: Regulation-Making Power for the Secretary of State
12.This section enables the Secretary of State to make regulations for the preservation of peace and the maintenance of order. The power is wide ranging. Regulations made under it are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure. The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Regulations 1991 (S.I.1991/1759) and the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Regulations 1975 (S.I. 1975/2213) were made under the predecessor of this power and remain in force.