Part 5: Final Provisions Section 59: Regulations
This section makes provisions relating to regulations made under this Act. Subsection (1) states that any regulations made by the Secretary of State are to be made by statutory instrument.
	Subsection (2) provides that any regulations made by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland are to be made by statutory rule.
	Subsections (3) and (4) set out, respectively, the conditions for making regulations by "affirmative procedure" and "negative procedure", depending on whether the regulations are made by the Secretary of State or by the devolved administrations. Subsections (5) to (8) relate to the "made affirmative procedure", which, under section 47(5)(b), may be used instead for regulations which make provision which is consequential on that section or on section 46.
	Subsection (9) provides that regulations under this Act may make different provisions for different purposes or cases; incidental, supplementary or consequential provision; and may include transitional or transitory provision or savings.
	Subsection (10) clarifies that regulations made by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may only make transferred provision, or make reserved provision with the consent of the Secretary of State. Subsection (11) clarifies that regulations made by the Scottish Ministers may only make provision that would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, if it were contained in an Act of the Scottish Parliament.