Supplementary, incidental and consequential etc. provision
21.—(1) The Department may by order make such supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as it considers appropriate—
(a)for the purposes of, or in consequence of, or for giving full effect to, this Act or any provision of it,
(b)in connection with the coming into operation of any provision of this Act.
(2) An order under subsection (1) may amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify any statutory provision (including this Act).
(3) In subsection (2), “modify” includes the making of additions, omissions and exceptions.
(4) Except as mentioned in subsection (5), an order made under this section is subject to negative resolution.
(5) An order under subsection (1) containing provision which adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of Northern Ireland legislation or an Act of Parliament is not to be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
(6) In this section—
(a)“the Department” means the Department for Employment and Learning,
(b)“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.