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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/section/115/4/c/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/9/section/115/4/c" id="section-115-4-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>may, in particular, be exercised by amending, repealing, revoking or otherwise modifying any provision made by or under an enactment (including any Act passed in the same Session as this Act).</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/section/115/5/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/9/section/115/5" id="section-115-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subject to subsection (6), a statutory instrument containing an order under this section is not to be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/section/115/6/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/9/section/115/6" id="section-115-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A statutory instrument containing an order under this section which neither amends nor repeals any provision of primary legislation is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/section/115/7/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/9/section/115/7" id="section-115-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this section—</Text>
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<Text>“enactment” includes an Act of the Scottish Parliament, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland legislation,</Text>
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</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>“primary legislation” means—</Text>
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<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>a public general Act,</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>an Act of the Scottish Parliament,</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, and</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>Northern Ireland legislation.</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
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