PART IVN.I.SUPPLEMENTARY
Article 17—Repeals
TransitionalN.I.
18.—(1) The department may by regulations make such transitional provision or saving as the Department considers necessary or expedient in connection with the commencement of any provision of this Order or the operation of any statutory provision which is repealed or amended by a provision of this Order during any period when the repeal or amendment is not wholly in force.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), regulations under this Article may provide that references to dispensing opticians in the 1972 Order shall be treated as including suppliers of optical appliances who are not dispensing opticians as defined in that Order.
(3) Regulations under this Article containing any such provisions as is mentioned in paragraph (2) may also make such incidential or supplemental provision as the Department considered appropriate.
(4) Regulations under this Article shall be subject to negative resolution.