(1)Any local statutory provision which is inconsistent with any provision of this Act shall cease to have effect.
(2)The Secretary of State may on the application of an assay office, or, if he thinks fit, of his own volition, but in either case subject to the provisions of this section, by order repeal or amend any local statutory provision where it appears to him that that provision is inconsistent with, or has become unnecessary in consequence of, any provision of this Act.
(3)Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State shall consult with any person or body representative of persons who appear to him to be concerned.
(4)An order under this section may contain such transitional, supplemental or incidental provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be expedient.