Section 406: Minor and consequential amendments, transitionals and repeals
877.Schedule 17, which provides for minor and consequential amendments to other legislation, and Schedule 18, which contains transitional provisions in connection with other legislation, have effect. Furthermore, the provisions set out in Schedule 19 are repealed or revoked as specified in that Schedule. These Schedules are described in more detail below. Subsections (2), (3) and (5) also give the Secretary of State a limited power and, in the case of some local legislation, a duty to make consequential amendments of other legislation by order. Subsection (4) confers a further power by order to make consequential modifications to enactments extending only to Scotland, enactments extending only to Northern Ireland, local enactments and subordinate legislation.
