Power to amend implied terms
4.—(1) The Department for Social Development may by order make such amendments of Part 1 or 2 of the Schedule as that Department considers appropriate.
(2) An order under this section may contain such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional or saving provisions as that Department considers appropriate.
(3) An order under this section may in particular—
(a)make provision for or in connection with the determination by the court of such questions, or the making by the court of such orders, as are specified in the order;
(b)make such amendments of any provision of this Part as that Department considers appropriate in consequence of any amendment made by the order in Part 1 or 2 of the Schedule.
(4) No order may be made under this section unless the Department for Social Development has consulted—
(a)such organisations as appear to it to be representative of interests substantially affected by the order; and
(b)such other persons as it considers appropriate.
(5) No order may be made under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
(6) The Department for Social Development shall—
(a)not later than 5 years after the coming into operation of this Act, and
(b)at least once in every period of 5 years thereafter,
review Parts 1 and 2 of the Schedule and determine whether it should exercise the power to make an order under this section.