Miscellaneous

Short title, commencement, extent etc.
11
1
This Act may be cited as the Knives Act 1997.
2
This section comes into force on the passing of this Act.
3
The other provisions of this Act come into force on such date as may be appointed by order made by the Secretary of State; but different dates may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.
4
Any such order may include such transitional provisions or savings as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
5
The power—
a
to make regulations under section 3 or 7, or
b
to make an order under this section,
is exercisable by statutory instrument.
6
A statutory instrument made under section 3 or 7 shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
7
Except for section 8, this Act extends to Northern Ireland.
8
In its application to Northern Ireland, this Act has effect with the following modifications—
a
any reference in section 3 or 7 to the Secretary of State must be read as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;
b
any power of the Department of Justice to make regulations under section 3 or 7 is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (and not by statutory instrument); and
c
regulations made by the Department of Justice under section 3 or 7 shall be subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954).
S. 11(3) power partly exercised (25.7.1997): 1.9.1997 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1997/1906, art. 2
S. 11(3) power partly exercised (8.1.1999): 1.3.1999 appointed for specified provision by S.I. 1999/5, art. 2
S. 11(8) inserted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 14 para. 35(2) (with arts. 28-31)