40Adaptation of local Acts
(1)Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Act, if the Secretary of State, on the application of any local authority or any person concerned, is satisfied that the provisions of any local Act passed before the coming into operation of this Act should be adapted in consequence of the provisions of this Act, the Secretary of State may by order make such adaptations in the provisions of such local Act as seem to him to be necessary in the circumstances.
(2)The power to make orders conferred on the Secretary of State by this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, and any order made under this section shall be subject to special parliamentary procedure.