General

11Orders

1

This section applies to an order under section 7(6) or 10(3)(i).

2

An order is to be made by statutory instrument.

3

An order may be made only if a draft of the statutory instrument containing it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

4

An order may contain incidental, supplemental, consequential or transitional provision.

12Consequential amendments

The Schedule contains consequential amendments.

13Transitional provision

1

The repeal and re-enactment of provisions by this Act does not affect the continuity of the law.

2

Any subordinate legislation or other thing which—

a

has been made or done under or for the purposes of a provision repealed and re-enacted by this Act, and

b

is in force or effective immediately before commencement,

has effect after commencement as if made or done under or for the purposes of the corresponding provision of this Act.

3

Any reference (express or implied) in any enactment, instrument or document to a provision of this Act is to be read as including, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any corresponding provision repealed by this Act had effect, a reference to that corresponding provision.

This subsection applies only so far as the context permits.

4

Any reference (express or implied) in any enactment, instrument or document to a provision repealed and re-enacted by this Act is to be read, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which the corresponding provision of this Act has effect, as a reference or (as the context may require) as including a reference to that corresponding provision.

This subsection applies only so far as the context permits.

5

Any reference to a provision repealed and re-enacted by this Act which is contained in a document made, served or issued after commencement is to be read, except so far as a contrary intention appears, as a reference or (as the context may require) as including a reference to the corresponding provision of this Act.

6

In this section “commencement” means the commencement of this section.

7

This section has effect instead of section 17(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (but is without prejudice to section 16 and the other provisions of that Act).

14Commencement, extent and short title

1

Sections 2 and 3 and this section come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

2

The other provisions of this Act come into force at the end of the period of one month beginning with that day.

3

Any amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates.

4

Subject to that, this Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

5

This Act may be cited as the Identity Documents Act 2010.