Legislation Act
48Power to make instrument includes power to make
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48 Power to make instrument includes power to make different provision for different categories etc (1) Power given under an Act or statutory instrument to make a statutory instrument includes power— (a) to make different provision in relation to different matters or different classes of matters; or
(b) to make an instrument that applies differently by reference to stated exceptions or factors. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), power given under an Act or statutory instrument to make a statutory instrument about particular matters includes power to make a statutory instrument about any 1 or more of the matters or a particular class of the matters. (3) For this section, a class may consist of a single matter.