Fuel and Electricity (Control) Act 1973

5 Application of provisions of Emergency Laws (Re-enactments and Repeals) Act 1964

(1) The following provisions of the [1964 c. 60.] Emergency Laws (Re-enactments and Repeals) Act 1964, that is to say, sections 7 (orders and directions), 8 (notices, authorisations and proof of documents), 9 (territorial extent of Part I), 10 (false documents and false statements), 11 (restrictions on disclosing information) and 12 (offences by corporations) shall have effect for the purposes of this Act as if in those provisions any reference to Part I of that Act were a reference to this Act.

(2) Schedule 1 to that Act (production of documents) shall have effect for the purposes of this Act as if—

(a) in paragraphs 1(3) and 2(4) the words from " and liable " to " both " were omitted;

(b) in paragraph 2(3) the reference to that Act were a reference to this Act;

(c) paragraph 3 were omitted ;

(d) any reference to the relevant section of that Act were a reference to this Act; and

(e) any reference to a competent authority were a reference to a Government department (including a Northern Ireland department).

(3) In the following provisions of this Act any reference to an offence under this Act shall be construed as including an offence under the provisions applied by subsections (1) and (2) above.