Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021

PART 3 U.K. General

12 Power to make consequential provision U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State or the Lord Chancellor may by regulations make provision that is consequential on any provision made by this Act.

(2) Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument and—

(a) may include transitional or saving provision;

(b) may amend, repeal or revoke any provision of or made under primary legislation.

(3) The provision referred to in subsection (2)(b) does not include a provision of legislation passed or made after the end of the session of Parliament in which this Act is passed.

(4) A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) regulations under this section that amend, repeal or revoke primary legislation may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(5) Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(6) In this section “primary legislation” means—

(a) an Act,

(b) an Act of the Scottish Parliament, or

(c) Northern Ireland legislation.

13 Extent U.K.

(1) This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, subject as follows.

(2) Section 8 and Schedule 2 extend to England and Wales only.

(3) Section 9 and Schedule 3 extend to Scotland only.

(4) Section 10 and Schedule 4 extend to Northern Ireland only.

14 Commencement and application U.K.

(1) This Part comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

(2) The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State or the Lord Chancellor may by regulations appoint.

(3) Different days may be appointed for different purposes.

(4) The Secretary of State or the Lord Chancellor may by regulations make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

(5) Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.

(6) None of the provisions of Part 1 applies to proceedings instituted before the day on which the provision comes into force.

(7) Part 1 of Schedule 2 applies to an action brought on or after the date on which that Part comes into force, whenever the cause of action accrued.

(8) Part 1 of Schedule 3 applies to an action brought on or after the date on which that Part comes into force, whenever the right of action accrued.

(9) Part 2 of Schedule 3 applies to an action brought on or after the date on which that Part comes into force, whenever the events to which the action relates took place.

(10) Part 1 of Schedule 4 applies to an action brought on or after the date on which that Part comes into force, whenever the cause of action accrued.

15 Short title U.K.

This Act may be cited as the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021.