10(1)So far as the Secretary of State’s power under section 57 above and this Schedule is exercisable in relation to Northern Ireland—
(a)he may, to such extent and subject to such restrictions as he thinks proper, by order delegate that power either to a Northern Ireland department or departments specified in that order or to the appropriate Northern Ireland department or departments; and
(b)where any power is so delegated to the appropriate Northern Ireland department or departments, that power shall be exercised by such Northern Ireland department or departments as the Secretary of State may by order specify.
(2)The power of the Secretary of State to make an order under sub-paragraph (1)(b) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and where a power to make orders has been delegated in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)any order made in pursuance of that power shall be made by statutory instrument; and
(b)the M1Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall apply in like manner as if the order had been made by the Secretary of State.
(3)The references in section 57(1) and (2) above to this Act include any corresponding enactments of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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M11946 c. 36(115:2).