Driving Instructors (Registration) Act 2016

General provisions U.K.

5 Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make such provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in consequence of this Act.

(2) The power conferred by subsection (1) includes power—

(a) to make transitional, transitory or saving provision;

(b) to amend, repeal or revoke any provision of primary legislation or secondary legislation which is passed or made before this Act or in the same Session as this Act.

(3) A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) regulations under subsection (1) which amend, repeal or revoke any provision of primary legislation may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(4) Subject to that, a statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(5) In this section—

• “primary legislation” means—

  (a)

  an Act of Parliament;

  (b)

  an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

  (c)

  a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales;

  (d)

  Northern Ireland legislation;

• “secondary legislation” means an instrument made under primary legislation.

6 Transitional, transitory or saving provision U.K.

The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

7 Extent, commencement and short title U.K.

(1) Sections 1 to 4—

(a) extend to England and Wales, and Scotland, and

(b) come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.

(2) The regulations may appoint different days for different purposes.

(3) Sections 5 and 6 and this section—

(a) extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and

(b) come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

(4) This Act may be cited as the Driving Instructors (Registration) Act 2016.