The Secretary of State’s functions immediately before the coming into force of this Order under section 3 of the Explosives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970258F1... are transferred to the Department of Justice.

Any regulations made by the Department of Justice under section 3 of the 1970 Act are subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954260).

Section 3(5) of the 1970 Act is omitted.

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The functions transferred by F3sub-paragraph (1) include functions under any provision not yet in force at the time immediately before the coming into force of this Order (and a reference in those sub-paragraphs to an enactment includes a reference to the enactment as amended by any provision of an enactment or instrument passed or made before that time, but not yet in force).