257.This section concerns the territorial extent of the Act. In general, the Act extends to England and Wales and to Scotland only. However, subsection (3) ensures that section 81 only extends to Scotland. Subsection (4) extends sections 54(3), 74, 75 and 76 and Part 6 to Northern Ireland. Sections 51, 52, 61, 62, 63, 71(8) and (9) extend to Northern Ireland only. Any amendment or repeal made by the Act has the same extent as the provision to which it relates.
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