Part III Administrative and other supplementary provisions
Rules, fees, hours of business, &c.
I178 Power of Secretary of State to make rules.
1
The Secretary of State may make rules—
a
for the purposes of any provision of this Act authorising the making of rules with respect to any matter, and
b
for prescribing anything authorised or required by any provision of this Act to be prescribed,
and generally for regulating practice and procedure under this Act.
2
Provision may, in particular, be made—
a
as to the manner of filing of applications and other documents;
b
requiring and regulating the translation of documents and the filing and authentication of any translation;
c
as to the service of documents;
d
authorising the rectification of irregularities of procedure;
e
prescribing time limits for anything required to be done in connection with any proceeding under this Act;
f
providing for the extension of any time limit so prescribed, or specified by the registrar, whether or not it has already expired.
3
Rules under this Act shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.