Digital Economy Act 2010

44 Power to make consequential provision etc

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the amendments made by this Act.

(2) The regulations may—

(a) make different provision for different purposes,

(b) modify an Act passed before or in the same Session as this Act or subordinate legislation made before this Act is passed, and

(c) where they are made in connection with an amendment made by section 28 or by a provision listed in section 47(3), modify a provision of an Act passed, or subordinate legislation made, before the day on which that amendment comes into force.

(3) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section that amend or repeal a provision of an Act may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(4) Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(5) In this section—

• “modify” includes amend, repeal or revoke;

• “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978.