PART 10

General provisions

Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations
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1
The Secretary of State or the Treasury may by regulations make such provision as appears to the Secretary of State or the Treasury to be appropriate in consequence of this Act.
2
The power conferred by subsection (1) includes power—
a
to make transitional, transitory or saving provision;
b
to amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify any provision made by or under an enactment (including an enactment passed or made in the same Session as this Act).
3
Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.
4
An instrument containing regulations under this section which amend, repeal or revoke any provision of primary legislation may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
5
Subject to that, an instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
6
In this section—
- “enactment” includes any provision of primary legislation;
- “primary legislation” means—
  1. an Act of Parliament,
  2. an Act of the Scottish Parliament,
  3. a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, and
  4. Northern Ireland legislation.