Counter-Inflation Act 1973

20 Application to Northern Ireland

(1) The provisions of this section shall have effect for the application of this Act to Northern Ireland.

(2) A Minister of Northern Ireland may in relation to an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland exercise the power of making an order which is conferred by section 8 of this Act; and subsection (2) of that section and paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 3 to this Act shall not apply to an order so made but such an order shall be subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the [1954 c. 33 (N.I.).] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 as if it were a statutory instrument within the meaning of that Act.

(3) In section 16(7) of this Act—

(a) the reference to section 5 of the [1967 c. 9.] General Rate Act 1967 and section 237 of the [1947 c. 43.] Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 shall be construed as a reference to Article 9(4) and (5) and Article 32(4) of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;

(b) the reference to either of those sections shall be construed as a reference to the said Article 9(4); and

(c) any reference to an authority, except the first such reference, shall be construed as a reference to the Ministry of Finance for Northern Ireland.

(4) Where an offence mentioned in section 18(4) of this Act is an offence punishable on conviction on indictment, section 18 of the [1945 c. 15 (N.I.).] Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 and Schedule 5 to the [1964 c. 21 (N.I.).] Magistrates' Court Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 (procedure on charge of an offence against a corporation) shall have effect as if the body there mentioned were a corporation.

(5) It shall be the duty of the Ministry of Commerce for Northern Ireland to enforce in Northern Ireland the provisions of—

(a) any order or notice under section 6 of this Act; and

(b) any order or notice under section 12 of this Act;

and Schedule 4 to this Act shall apply as if—

(i) for references to a local weights and measures authority and to an inspector or chief inspector appointed under the [1963 c. 31.] Weights and Measures Act 1963 there were substituted respectively references to the Ministry of Commerce for Northern Ireland and any of its officers;

(ii) paragraphs 1(3) and 5 were omitted; and

(iii) references in paragraph 4 to a Minister of the Crown included references to a Minister of Northern Ireland and to a department of the Government of Northern Ireland.

(6) The Secretary of State shall for each financial year pay into the Exchequer of Northern Ireland such sum as the Secretary of State and the Ministry of Commerce for Northern Ireland may agree to be appropriate as representing the expenses incurred by that Ministry under this Act.

(7) The Parliament of Northern Ireland shall have the same power to pass Acts with respect to any matter as they would have had if this Act had not been passed ; and, in the event of any inconsistency between any Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland passed after the passing of this Act and any provision of this Act or any order or other instrument having effect by virtue of this Act, the Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland shall, in Northern Ireland, prevail.

(8) Any expression defined for the purposes of this Act by reference to an Act which does not extend to Northern Ireland shall, unless the context otherwise requires, apply, subject to any necessary modifications, in relation to Northern Ireland as so defined.