(a) Upon the filing of an emergency rule or filing of an amendment to an emergency rule by the Secretary of State under the provisions of section fifteen of this article, the Attorney General shall review such rule or such amendment and, within forty-two days of such filing, shall issue a decision as to whether or not such emergency rule or such amendment to an emergency rule should be disapproved.
(b) The Attorney General shall disapprove an emergency rule or an amendment to an emergency rule if he determines:
(1) That the emergency rule or an amendment to the emergency rule exceeds the scope of the law authorizing or directing the promulgation thereof; or