Amendment, adaptation and repeal of enactments and instruments5
1
The Documentary Evidence Act 18683 shall apply in relation to each of the new Secretaries of State—
a
as if references to orders and regulations included references to any document, and
b
as if the officers mentioned in column 2 of the Schedule included any officer authorised to act on behalf of the Secretary of State.
2
In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 19674—
a
the words “Department of Health and Social Security” shall be omitted; and
b
the entries “Department of Health” and “Department of Social Security” shall be inserted at the appropriate places.
3
Except in regulation 2 of the Health Services (Notification) Regulations 19805, where the reference to an office of the Department of Health and Social Security shall be construed as a reference to an office of the Department of Health, any reference in any statutory instrument to such an office shall be construed as a reference to an office of the Department of Social Security.
4
Schedule 3 to this Order, which contains consequential amendments, shall have effect.