Section 25 — Power to amend: permitted leases and definitions

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a) amend the following definitions—

(i) “long residential lease of a house” in section 2;

(ii) a lease which has a “long term” in section 3;

(iii) “house” in section 5;

(b) amend Schedule 1.

(2) A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision)—

(a) regulations under subsection (1)(a), or

(b) regulations under subsection (1)(b) which add a category of lease to Schedule 1 or omit a category of lease from that Schedule,

is subject to the affirmative procedure.

(3) Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1)(b) is subject to the negative procedure.

(4) See also the powers to make regulations under paragraphs 2(1)(b), 3(1)(b), 7(2) and 8(1)(b) of Schedule 1.

(5) The provision that may be made by regulations under this section by virtue of section 122(1) (consequential etc provision) includes provision amending or repealing any provision of this Part.