Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006

Regulatory Reform Act 2001 (c. 6)

9 (1) This paragraph has effect during the period of two years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed for the purposes of the making of an order under section 1 of the 2001 Act in relation to a provision of this Act that reproduces a provision repealed or revoked by this Act.

(2) The law contained in such a provision of this Act is legislation for the purposes of section 1 of the 2001 Act if, at the time the order is made, the corresponding repealed or revoked provision would have been legislation for those purposes had it not been repealed or revoked.

(3) No order under section 1 of the 2001 Act may be made, in relation to a provision of this Act, if the corresponding repealed provision was amended otherwise than merely for consequential or incidental purposes—

(a) by an Act passed not more than two years before the day on which the order is made, or

(b) by subordinate legislation made not more than two years before that day.

(4) Sub-paragraph (3) does not prevent an order under section 1 of the 2001 Act re-enacting without substantive amendment the provision of this Act that reproduces the repealed provision which was so amended.

(5) Sub-paragraph (3) does not affect the operation of section 1(4) of the 2001 Act in relation to any amendment made to this Act.

(6) The 2001 Act is the Regulatory Reform Act 2001.