Health and Social Care Act 2001

65 Supplementary and consequential provision etc U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make—

(a) such supplementary, incidental or consequential provision, or

(b) such transitory, transitional or saving provision,

as he considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of, in consequence of or for giving full effect to any provision of this Act.

(2) The provision which may be made under subsection (1) includes provision amending or repealing any enactment, instrument or document.

(3) The power to make regulations under this section is also exercisable—

(a) by the National Assembly for Wales, in relation to provision dealing with matters with respect to which functions are exercisable by the Assembly;

(b) by the Scottish Ministers, in relation to provision that would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament;

(c) by the First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly, in relation to provision dealing with transferred matters (within the meaning of section 4(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)).

(4) Nothing in this Act shall be read as affecting the generality of subsection (1).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 65 modified (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 1(6)(c) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)