Miscellaneous

11 Short title, commencement, extent etc.

1

This Act may be cited as the Knives Act 1997.

2

This section comes into force on the passing of this Act.

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The other provisions of this Act come into force on such date as may be appointed by order made by the Secretary of State; but different dates may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.

4

Any such order may include such transitional provisions or savings as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

5

The power—

a

to make regulations under section 3 or 7, or

b

to make an order under this section,

is exercisable by statutory instrument.

6

A statutory instrument made under section 3 or 7 shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

7

Except for section 8, this Act extends to Northern Ireland.

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In its application to Northern Ireland, this Act has effect with the following modifications—

a

any reference in section 3 or 7 to the Secretary of State must be read as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;

b

any power of the Department of Justice to make regulations under section 3 or 7 is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (and not by statutory instrument); and

c

regulations made by the Department of Justice under section 3 or 7 shall be subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954).