166.—[F2(1) This paragraph applies if the Court represents to the Department that a provision of this Schedule has an unsatisfactory effect and should be amended.N.I.
(2) The Department, with a view to rectifying the effect—
(a)may amend the provision by exercising (if applicable) any of the powers conferred on it by paragraphs 7(6), 29(5), 121(6), 166A, 166B, 169A, 169B and 171A, or
(b)may amend the provision by order in such other way as it thinks fit.
(2A) The Department need not proceed in a way proposed by the Court (if it proposes one).
(2B) Nothing in this paragraph prevents the Department from exercising any of the powers mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a) in the absence of a representation from the Court.]
(3) No order shall be made under[F2 sub-paragraph (2)(b)] unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
[F3166A.—(1) This paragraph applies in relation to any provision of paragraph 19D(2), 26(4) or 118(4) which requires the employer to give to the Court a worker's home address.N.I.
(2) The Department may by order provide that the employer must give to the Court (in addition to the worker's home address) an address of a specified kind for the worker.
(3) In this paragraph “address” includes any address or number to which information may be sent by any means.
(4) An order under this paragraph may—
(a)amend this Schedule;
(b)include supplementary or incidental provision (including, in particular, provision amending paragraph 19E(1)(a), 26(6)(a) or 118(6)(a)).
(5) No order shall be made under this paragraph unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.]
[F4166B.—(1) The Department may by order provide that, during any period beginning and ending with the occurrence of specified events, employers and unions to which the order applies are prohibited from using such practices as are specified as unfair practices in relation to an application under this Schedule of a specified description.N.I.
(2) An order under this paragraph may make provision about the consequences of a contravention of any prohibition imposed by the order (including provision modifying the effect of any provision of this Schedule in the event of such a contravention).
(3) An order under this paragraph may confer functions on the Court.
(4) An order under this paragraph may contain provision extending for the purposes of the order either or both of the following powers to issue Codes of Practice—
(a)the power of the Agency under Article 90 of the 1992 Order;
(b)the power of the Department under Article 95 of that Order.
(5) An order under this paragraph may include supplementary or incidental provisions (including provision amending this Schedule).
(6) No order shall be made under this paragraph unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
(7) In this paragraph “specified” means specified in an order under this paragraph.]