PART 7

Miscellaneous and general

Powers to make consequential or transitional provision, etc

Power to make transitional or saving provision
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1
The Secretary of State may by regulations make such transitional or saving provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of—
a
Parts 1 to 5,
b
section 68, 69, 70 or 71,
c
section 72 or 74(1) or Part 1 of Schedule 3, or
d
any of sections 75 to 79 or 81 to 84.
2
The appropriate national authority may by regulations make such transitional or saving provision as the authority considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of section 80.
3
In subsection (2) “the appropriate national authority” means—
a
in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
b
in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.
4
The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may by regulations make such transitional or saving provision as the Department considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of section 73 or 74(3) or Part 3 of Schedule 3.
5
Regulations under this section may (among other things) make any adaptations of provisions of this Act mentioned in subsection (1), (2) or (4) (as the case may be) brought into force that appear to be appropriate in consequence of other provisions of this Act not yet having come into force.