Part 5: Regulations under Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 Section 44: Scope of powers of Northern Ireland departments
This section provides that provision may not be made in regulations under section 2(1) (human medicines) and section 10(1) (veterinary medicines by a Northern Ireland Department (Department of Health in Northern Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland) acting alone unless the provision, if contained in an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly, would be within the Assembly’s competence, and would not require consent from the Secretary of State.
	The Northern Ireland Assembly is a devolved legislature and cannot legislate on matters that are outside its legislative competence.