Section 259(6)

Where an instrument is made in reliance on subsection (5)— it shall lapse unless approved by resolution of each House of Parliament during the period of 28 days (ignoring periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment of either House for more than 4 days) beginning with the day on which the instrument is made, the lapse of an instrument under paragraph (a) does not invalidate anything done under or in reliance on it before its lapse and at a time when neither House has declined to approve it, and the lapse of an instrument under paragraph (a) does not prevent the making of a new one (in new terms).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04