http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/body/2018-07-04Interpretation Act 1978An Act to consolidate the Interpretation Act 1889 and certain other enactments relating to the construction and operation of Acts of Parliament and other instruments, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.1980-05-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-22Expert Participation2018-07-04 General provisions as to enactment and operation Words of enactment.1Every section of an Act takes effect as a substantive enactment without introductory words. Amendment or repeal in same Session.2Any Act may be amended or repealed in the Session of Parliament in which it is passed. Judicial notice.3Every Act is a public Act to be judicially noticed as such, unless the contrary is expressly provided by the Act. Time of commencement.4An Act or provision of an Act comes into force—awhere provision is made for it to come into force on a particular day, at the beginning of that day;bwhere no provision is made for its coming into force, at the beginning of the day on which the Act receives the Royal Assent. Interpretation and construction Definitions.5In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears, words and expressions listed in Schedule 1 to this Act are to be construed according to that Schedule. Gender and number.6In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears,—awords importing the masculine gender include the feminine;bwords importing the feminine gender include the masculine;cwords in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular. References to service by post.7Where an Act authorises or requires any document to be served by post (whether the expression “serve” or the expression “give” or “send” or any other expression is used) then, unless the contrary intention appears, the service is deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre-paying and posting a letter containing the document and, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post. References to distance.8In the measurement of any distance for the purposes of an Act, that distance shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be measured in a straight line on a horizontal plane. References to time of day.9Subject to section 3 of the Summer Time Act 1972 (construction of references to points of time during the period of summer time), whenever an expression of time occurs in an Act, the time referred to shall, unless it is otherwise specifically stated, be held to be Greenwich mean time. References to the Sovereign.10In any Act a reference to the Sovereign reigning at the time of the passing of the Act is to be construed, unless the contrary intention appears, as a reference to the Sovereign for the time being. Construction of subordinate legislation.11Where an Act confers power to make subordinate legislation, expressions used in that legislation have, unless the contrary intention appears, the meaning which they bear in the Act. Statutory powers and duties Continuity of powers and duties.121Where an Act confers a power or imposes a duty it is implied, unless the contrary intention appears, that the power may be exercised, or the duty is to be performed, from time to time as occasion requires.2Where an Act confers a power or imposes a duty on the holder of an office as such, it is implied, unless the contrary intention appears, that the power may be exercised, or the duty is to be performed, by the holder for the time being of the office. Anticipatory exercise of powers.13Where an Act which (or any provision of which) does not come into force immediately on its passing confers power to make subordinate legislation, or to make appointments, give notices, prescribe forms or do any other thing for the purposes of the Act, then, unless the contrary intention appears, the power may be exercised, and any instrument made thereunder may be made so as to come into force, at any time after the passing of the Act so far as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose—aof bringing the Act or any provision of the Act into force; orbof giving full effect to the Act or any such provision at or after the time when it comes into force. Implied power to amend.14Where an Act confers power to make—arules, regulations or byelaws; orbOrders in Council, orders or other subordinate legislation to be made by statutory instrument,it implies, unless the contrary intention appears, a power, exercisable in the same manner and subject to the same conditions or limitations, to revoke, amend or re-enact any instrument made under the power.<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">Power to include sunset and review provisions in subordinate legislation</Addition>14A1This section applies where an Act confers a power or a duty on a person to make subordinate legislation except to the extent that—athe power or duty is exercisable by the Scottish Ministers, orbthe power or duty is exercisable by any other person within devolved competence (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998).2The subordinate legislation may include—aprovision requiring the person to review the effectiveness of the legislation within a specified period or at the end of a specified period;bprovision for the legislation to cease to have effect at the end of a specified day or a specified period;cif the power or duty is being exercised to amend other subordinate legislation, provision of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) in relation to that other legislation.3The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (2)(a) includes provision requiring the person to consider whether the objectives which it was the purpose of the legislation to achieve remain appropriate and, if so, whether they could be achieved in another way.4Subordinate legislation including provision of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) may make such provision generally or only in relation to specified provisions of the legislation or specified cases or circumstances.5Subordinate legislation including provision of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) may make transitional, consequential, incidental or supplementary provision or savings in connection with such provision.6In this section, “specified” means specified in the subordinate legislation. Repealing enactments Repeal of repeal.15Where an Act repeals a repealing enactment, the repeal does not revive any enactment previously repealed unless words are added reviving it. General savings.161Without prejudice to section 15, where an Act repeals an enactment, the repeal does not, unless the contrary intention appears,—arevive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect;baffect the previous operation of the enactment repealed or anything duly done or suffered under that enactment;caffect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under that enactment;daffect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against that enactment;eaffect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment;and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Act had not been passed.2This section applies to the expiry of a temporary enactment as if it were repealed by an Act. Repeal and re-enactment.171Where an Act repeals a previous enactment and substitutes provisions for the enactment repealed, the repealed enactment remains in force until the substituted provisions come into force.2Where an Act repeals and re-enacts, with or without modification, a previous enactment then, unless the contrary intention appears,—aany reference in any other enactment to the enactment so repealed shall be construed as a reference to the provision re-enacted;bin so far as any subordinate legislation made or other thing done under the enactment so repealed, or having effect as if so made or done, could have been made or done under the provision re-enacted, it shall have effect as if made or done under that provision. Miscellaneous Duplicated offences.18Where an act or omission constitutes an offence under two or more Acts, or both under an Act and at common law, the offender shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be liable to be prosecuted and punished under either or any of those Acts or at common law, but shall not be liable to be punished more than once for the same offence. Citation of other Acts.191Where an Act cites another Act by year, statute, session or chapter, or a section or other portion of another Act by number or letter, the reference shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as referring—ain the case of Acts included in any revised edition of the statutes printed by authority, to that edition;bin the case of Acts not so included but included in the edition prepared under the direction of the Record Commission, to that edition;cin any other case, to the Acts printed by the Queen’s Printer, or under the superintendence or authority of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.2An Act may continue to be cited by the short title authorised by any enactment notwithstanding the repeal of that enactment. References to other enactments.201Where an Act describes or cites a portion of an enactment by referring to words, sections or other parts from or to which (or from and to which) the portion extends, the portion described or cited includes the words, sections or other parts referred to unless the contrary intention appears.2Where an Act refers to an enactment, the reference, unless the contrary intention appears, is a reference to that enactment as amended, and includes a reference thereto as extended or applied, by or under any other enactment, including any other provision of that Act.<Addition ChangeId="d29p550" CommentaryRef="c18370301">References to </Addition><Addition ChangeId="d29p550" CommentaryRef="c18370301"><Substitution ChangeId="d29p555" CommentaryRef="c19948511"><Acronym Expansion="European Union">EU</Acronym> instruments</Substitution></Addition>20AWhere an Act passed after the commencement of this section refers to a EU instrument that has been amended, extended or applied by another such instrument, the reference, unless the contrary intention appears, is a reference to that instrument as so amended, extended or applied. Supplementary Interpretation <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>211In this Act “Act” includes a local and personal or private Act; and “subordinate legislation” means Orders in Council, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, warrants, byelaws and other instruments made or to be made under any Act.2This Act binds the Crown. Application to Acts and Measures.221This Act applies to itself, to any Act passed after the commencement of this Act (subject, in the case of section 20A, to the provision made in that section) and, to the extent specified in Part I of Schedule 2, to Acts passed before the commencement of this Act.2In any of the foregoing provisions of this Act a reference to an Act is a reference to an Act to which that provision applies; but this does not affect the generality of references to enactments or of the references in section 19(1) to other Acts.3This Act applies to Measures of the General Synod of the Church of England (and, so far as it relates to Acts passed before the commencement of this Act, to Measures of the Church Assembly passed after 28th May 1925) as it applies to Acts. Application to other instruments.231The provisions of this Act, except sections 1 to 3 and 4(b), apply, so far as applicable and unless the contrary intention appears, to subordinate legislation made after the commencement of this Act and, to the extent specified in Part II of Schedule 2, to subordinate legislation made before the commencement of this Act, as they apply to Acts.2In the application of this Act to Acts passed or subordinate legislation made after the commencement of this Act, all references to an enactment include an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation whenever made, and references to the passing or repeal of an enactment are to be construed accordingly.3Sections 9 and 19(1) also apply to deeds and other instruments and documents as they apply to Acts and subordinate legislation; and in the application of section 17(2)(a) to Acts passed or subordinate legislation made after the commencement of this Act, the reference to any other enactment includes any deed or other instrument or document.4Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to Orders in Council made under section 5 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, section 1(3) of the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 or Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974.<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">Retained direct </Addition><Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">EU</Addition><Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a"> legislation</Addition>23ZA1The provisions of this Act (except sections 1 to 4, 13 and 19(2)) apply, so far as applicable and unless the contrary intention appears, to any retained direct EU legislation so far as it—ais amended by an Act, subordinate legislation or devolution legislation, andbis not subordinate legislation,as they apply to an Act passed at the corresponding time.2In their application by virtue of subsection (1)—asection 10 has effect as if the reference to the passing of the Act were a reference to the corresponding time,bsection 11 has effect as if the second reference to an Act included a reference to the retained direct EU legislation so far as unamended (as well as a reference to that legislation so far as amended), andcsection 16(1) has effect as if the reference to the repealing Act not being passed were a reference to the repeal not having been made.3References in this Act to the repeal of an enactment are to be read, in the case of an enactment which is retained direct EU legislation, as references to the revocation of the enactment.4In Schedule 1—ain the definition of “Commencement”, the references to an enactment do not include any retained direct EU legislation other than—iany such legislation to which subsection (1) applies, oriiany instrument made on or after exit day under any retained direct EU legislation, andbin the definitions of “The Corporation Tax Acts” and “The Income Tax Acts”, the references to an enactment do not include any retained direct EU legislation.5For the application of this Act to retained direct EU legislation which is subordinate legislation, see section 23(1) and (2).6In this section—corresponding time” means the time when the amending Act, subordinate legislation or devolution legislation was passed or (as the case may be) made, anddevolution legislation” means—an Act of the Scottish Parliament,a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales,Northern Ireland legislation (for the meaning of which see section 24(5)), oran instrument made under anything falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c).<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431"> Acts of the Scottish Parliament </Addition><Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">etc.</Addition>23A1This Act applies in relation to an Act of the Scottish Parliament and an instrument made under such an Act only to the extent provided in this section.2Except as provided in subsection (3) below, sections 15 to 18 apply to—aan Act of the Scottish Parliament as they apply to an Act,ban instrument made under an Act of the Scottish Parliament as they apply to subordinate legislation.3In the application of those sections to an Act and to subordinate legislation—areferences to an enactment include an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, andbthe reference in section 17(2)(b) to subordinate legislation includes an instrument made under an Act of the Scottish Parliament.4In the application of section 20 to an Act and to subordinate legislation, references to an enactment include an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament.<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">Measures and Acts of the National Assembly for Wales </Addition><Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">etc.</Addition>23B1Subject as follows, the provisions of this Act—aapply to a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales as they apply to an Act, andbapply to an instrument made under a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales as they apply to other subordinate legislation.2Sections 1 to 3 do not apply to a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales.3In this Act references to an enactment include an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales.4In the application of this Act to a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, references to the passing of an Act or an enactment are to be read as references to the enactment of the Measure or Act.5Section 4(b) does not apply to a Measure of the National Assembly for Wales; but where such a Measure makes no provision for the coming into force of a provision contained in it, that provision comes into force at the beginning of the day on which the Measure is approved by Her Majesty in Council. Application to Northern Ireland.241This Act extends to Northern Ireland so far as it applies to Acts or subordinate legislation which so extend.2In the application of this Act to Acts passed or subordinate legislation made after the commencement of this Act, all references to an enactment include an enactment comprised in Northern Ireland legislation whenever passed or made; and in relation to such legislation references to the passing or repeal of an enactment include the making or revocation of an Order in Council.3In the application of section 14 to Acts passed after the commencement of this Act which extend to Northern Ireland, “statutory instrument” includes statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.3ASection 20A applies to Northern Ireland legislation as it applies to Acts.4The following definitions contained in Schedule 1, namely those of—. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Communities and related expressions;The Corporation Tax Acts;EEA agreement and EEA state;The Income Tax Acts;The Tax Acts,apply, unless the contrary intention appears, to Northern Ireland legislation as they apply to Acts.5In this section “Northern Ireland legislation” means—aActs of the Parliament of Ireland;bActs of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;cOrders in Council under section 1(3) of the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972;dMeasures of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under section 1 of the Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973;eOrders in Council under Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974;fActs of the Northern Ireland Assembly; andgOrders in Council under section 85 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Repeals and savings.251The enactments described in Schedule 3 are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.2Without prejudice to section 17(2)(a), a reference to the Interpretation Act 1889, to any provision of that Act or to any other enactment repealed by this Act, whether occurring in another Act, in subordinate legislation, in Northern Ireland legislation or in any deed or other instrument or document, shall be construed as referring to this Act, or to the corresponding provision of this Act, as it applies to Acts passed at the time of the reference.3The provisions of this Act relating to Acts passed after any particular time do not affect the construction of Acts passed before that time, though continued or amended by Acts passed thereafter. Commencement.26This Act shall come into force on 1st January 1979. Short title.27This Act may be cited as the Interpretation Act 1978.S. 6(a) excluded (E.W.) by Sexual Offences Act 1985 (c. 44, SIF 39:5), ss. 4(3), 5(5)S. 6(b) excluded (E.W.) by Sexual Offences Act 1985 (c. 44, SIF 39:5), ss. 4(3), 5(5)S. 6(b) excluded (E.W.S.) by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1), ss. 5(4)(7), 29(6), Sch. 9 para. 4(1)S. 7 modified (E.W.) (1.7.1995) by 1994 c. 36, s. 17(2)(3) (with s. 20); S.I. 1995/1317, art. 2S. 7 excluded by Insurance Companies Act 1982 (c. 50, SIF 67), s. 77(4) S. 7 excluded (E.W.) by Enduring Powers of Attorney Act 1985 (c. 29, SIF 1), s. 4(3), Sch. 1 Pt. IV para. 8(2) S. 7 excluded by Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64, SIF 39:2), s. 11(5) S. 7 excluded (20.6.2003) by The Enterprise Act 2002 (Merger Prenotification) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1369), regs. 5, 11, 12, 13(5)S. 7 excluded (E.W.) (1.7.2005 for certain purposes and 1.8.2005 otherwise) by Serious Organised Crime Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 133(6), 178; S.I. 2005/1521, arts. 3(1)(p), 4(1)S. 7 excluded (E.W.) (1.10.2007) by The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9), ss. 66(3), 68(1), Sch. 4 para. 12 (with ss. 27-29, 62); S.I. 2007/1897, art. 2(1)(d)1972 c. 6. S. 11 applied (1.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/3144, reg. 1(6)S. 11 excluded (E.W.) (1.9.1997) by S.I. 1997/1972, reg. 2(3)S. 11 applied (30.10.2005) by The Medicines (Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products for Human Use) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2750), regs. 1, 2(3) (with transitional provisions in reg. 12, Sch. 6)S. 11 excluded (S.) (1.8.2007) by The Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/152), reg. 2(2)S. 11 excluded (W.) (31.8.2007) by The Education (Fees and Awards) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2310), reg. 2(2)S. 11 excluded (S.) (1.8.2012) by The Education (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/389), regs. 1(1), 2(2)S. 14 applied (E.W.) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 138(6), 225(2)S. 14 saved (E.W.) (6.3.1992) by School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991 (c. 49, SIF 41:1), s. 2(8); S.I. 1992/532, art. 3S. 14 extended (E.W.) (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 170(5); S.I. 1993/2762, art. 3S. 14 excluded (15.2.1999) by 1998 c. 17, s. 25(9), (with Sch. 3 para. 5(1)); S.I. 1999/161, art. 2S. 14 excluded (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 46, s. 115, Sch. 7 para. 5 (with s. 126(3)-(11))S. 14 excluded (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 26, s. 122(11)S. 14A inserted (25.4.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 59(2), 103(1)(e)S. 16 excluded (E.W.) by Mineral Workings Act 1985 (c. 12, SIF 86), ss. 3(3), 6(2) S. 16 excluded by Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5, SIF 2:3), s. 99, Sch. 13 paras. 3, 8 S. 16 excluded (S.) (25.9.1991) by Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 55, SIF 2:3), ss. 87, 89(2), Sch. 12 para. 5S. 16 saved (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss.140, 223(2) (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch. 13 paras. 1, 2, Sch. 14 para. 6)S. 16(1) applied (E.) (temp. from 27.11.2001 until 27.7.2002) by S.I. 2001/3576, art. 3(2)S. 16(1) applied (27.11.2001) by S.I. 2001/3577, art. 3(2)S. 16(1) applied (27.11.2001) by S.I. 2001/3578, art. 3(2)S. 16(1) disapplied (W.) (1.9.2004) by The Conduct of Members (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/2289), art. 4 (as inserted by The Conduct of Members (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1510), arts. 1(2), 3)S. 16(1) applied (with modifications) by The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1678), s. 80(3) (the amendment coming into force in accordance with s. 1(2) of the amending S.I.)S. 16(1) applied (W.) (18.4.2008) by The Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/788), art. 4(3)S. 16(1) applied by The Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2846), Sch. ss. 54(3), 55(5) (the application coming into force in accordance with arts. 1(3), 2(1) of the applying S.I.)S. 16(1) applied (with modifications) by The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1751), arts. 75(3), 152(3), 217(3) (the amendments coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.)S. 16(1) applied by The Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/244), arts. 2, 4, Sch. 2 section 41(3) (the amendment coming into force in accordance with arts. 1(2), 2 of the amending S.I.)S. 16(1) applied (11.11.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 19, 52, Sch. 2 para. 38; S.I. 2010/2703, art. 2(a)S. 16(1) modified (17.12.2010) by Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (c. 38), ss. 46(4), 55(1) (with s. 44)S. 17 saved (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 140, 223(2)S. 17 excluded (S.) (1.7.2005) by The Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/328), reg. 28(2)S. 17 excluded (S.) (1.7.2005) by The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/329), reg. 28(2)S. 17 excluded (W.) (18.11.2005) by The Vegetable Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3035), reg. 32(2)S. 17 excluded (W.) (18.11.2005) by The Cereal Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3036), reg. 32(2)S. 17 excluded (W.) (18.11.2005) by The Beet Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3037), reg. 29(2)S. 17 excluded (S.) (20.4.2010) by The Beet Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/67), regs. 1(1), 25(2) (which amending S.S.I. was revoked by S.S.I. 2010/148, reg. 25(1)) and s. 17 excluded (S.) (20.4.2010) by The Beet Seed (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/148), regs. 1(2), 25(3)S. 17(2) excluded (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103, 104(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 1(6)(7)S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.S.) (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 17, ss. 44, 46, Sch. 2 Pt. I paras. 1-5 (with s. 38)S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.S.) (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 241, 243, Sch. 2 Pt. I paras. 1-5 (with ss. 191-195, 202)S. 17(2) excluded (21.7.1997) by 1997 c. 22, s. 27, Sch. 2 paras. 1-5; S.I. 1997/1672, art. 2S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.) (19.6.1997) by 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(1), 74(1), Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 1(6)S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.) (11.9.1998) by 1998 c. 18, ss. 54(2), 55(2), Sch. 4 para. 6S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.) (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165(3), 168(1), Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 1(5)S. 17(2) excluded (22.3.2001 with effect in accordance with s. 579(1) of the excluding Act) by 2001 c. 2, s. 579, Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 6S. 17(2) excluded (24.10.2002) by 2002 c. 24, ss. 14, 18(2), Sch. 2 para. 5S. 17(2) excluded (6.4.2003 with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the excluding Act) by The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), s. 723, Sch. 7 para. 6 (subject to Sch. 7)S. 17(2) excluded (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1)(a)(b) of the excluding Act) by The Income Tax (Trading and other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883, Sch. 2 para. 6(1)S. 17(2) excluded (8.2.2007) by The Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (c. 36), ss. 124, 126, Sch. 8 para. 5S. 17(2) excluded (1.3.2007) by The National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 4, 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 1(8) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)S. 17(2) excluded (1.4.2007) by The Parliamentary Costs Act 2006 (c. 37), ss. 17(7), 19, Sch. 2 para. 6S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.) (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), ss. 354, 355, Sch. 8 para. 5 (with s. 20(2))S. 17(2) excluded (17.7.2012) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), ss. 147, 177, Sch. 17 para. 36(8), Sch. 19 para. 2(8)S. 17(2)(a) excluded by Insurance Companies Act 1982 (c. 50, SIF 67), s. 99(1), Sch. 4 para. 17S. 17(2)(b) excluded (24.7.2002) by 2002 c. 23, s. 20(4)S. 20(2) applied (5.6.2003) by The Immigration (Jersey) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1797), art. 4(1) (as amended by The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Jersey) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1252), art. 3(a))S. 20(2) excluded (8.7.2003) by National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Act 2003 (c. 8), s. 2(2)(4)Words in s. 20A heading substituted (1.12.2009) by European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), ss. 3, 8, Sch. Pt. 2; S.I. 2009/3143, art. 2Words in s. 20A substituted (1.12.2009) by European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), ss. 3, 8, Sch. Pt. 2; S.I. 2009/3143, art. 2S. 20A inserted (8.1.2007) by Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), ss. 25(1), 33Words in s. 22(1) inserted (8.1.2007) by Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), ss. 25(2), 33S. 23(1)(2) excluded by Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3), s. 6, Sch. 2 para. 7(2)S. 23(3) excluded by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), s. 144(6)S. 23(3) excluded (6.4.2008 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1160(4), 1300(2); S.I. 2007/3495, art. 3(4) (subject to art. 6, Sch. 1); S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(u) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch. 2 and S.I. 2009/2476, reg. 2(3))1946 c. 36. 1972 c. 22.1974 c. 28.S. 23A and sidenote inserted (1.7.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 125, Sch. 8 para. 16(2) (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2S. 24 extended by Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3), s. 6, Sch. 2 para. 7(2)Words substituted by S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12), Sch. 4 para. 25S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12). S. 24(3A) inserted (8.1.2007) by Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), ss. 25(3), 33Words repealed by British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61, SIF 87), s. 52(8), Sch. 9Words in s. 24(4) inserted (8.1.2007) by Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), ss. 26(2), 331972 c. 22. S. 24(5)(d)-(g) substituted for s. 24(5)(d)(e) (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 99, Sch. 13 para. 3 (with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.1973 c.17. 1974 c.28. The text of s. 25(1), Sch. 3 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any repeals or amendments which may have been made prior to 1.2.19911889 c. 63. S. 23B inserted by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), s. 160(1), Sch. 10 para. 11 (with Sch. 11 para. 22), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes at the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 46, 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending ActS. 17(2) excluded (1.10.2015) by The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions, Savings and Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1630), arts. 1, 8(7)S. 17(2) excluded (11.1.2017) by The Consumer Rights (Enforcement and Amendments) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1259), arts. 1, 4S. 16 applied (E.W.) (21.12.2017) by The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5, Savings, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1326), art. 6(2)S. 14 excluded (E.W.) (7.6.2018) by Law Derived from the European Union (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 3), s. 21, Sch. 2 para. 5S. 14 excluded (26.6.2018) by European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), s. 25(1)(e), Sch. 7 para. 37 (with s. 19, Sch. 8 para. 37)S. 23ZA inserted (4.7.2018) by European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), s. 25(4), Sch. 8 para. 20 (with s. 19, Sch. 7 para. 26, Sch. 8 para. 37); S.I. 2018/808, reg. 3(g)(ii)
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Subject to section 3 of the
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<CommentaryRef Ref="c19783671"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097181"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097171"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c19737451"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c19737321"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c21790271"/>
11
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Where an Act confers power to make subordinate legislation, expressions used in that legislation have, unless the contrary intention appears, the meaning which they bear in the Act.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/crossheading/statutory-powers-and-duties/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/crossheading/statutory-powers-and-duties" NumberOfProvisions="4" RestrictEndDate="2018-11-22" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." id="crossheading-statutory-powers-and-duties" RestrictStartDate="2018-06-26">
<Title> Statutory powers and duties</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Continuity of powers and duties.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/12/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/12" id="section-12">
<Pnumber>12</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/12/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/12/1" id="section-12-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where an Act confers a power or imposes a duty it is implied, unless the contrary intention appears, that the power may be exercised, or the duty is to be performed, from time to time as occasion requires.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/12/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/12/2" id="section-12-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where an Act confers a power or imposes a duty on the holder of an office as such, it is implied, unless the contrary intention appears, that the power may be exercised, or the duty is to be performed, by the holder for the time being of the office.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group>
<Title> Anticipatory exercise of powers.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/13/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/13" id="section-13">
<Pnumber>13</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Where an Act which (or any provision of which) does not come into force immediately on its passing confers power to make subordinate legislation, or to make appointments, give notices, prescribe forms or do any other thing for the purposes of the Act, then, unless the contrary intention appears, the power may be exercised, and any instrument made thereunder may be made so as to come into force, at any time after the passing of the Act so far as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/13/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/13/a" id="section-13-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>of bringing the Act or any provision of the Act into force; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/13/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/13/b" id="section-13-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>of giving full effect to the Act or any such provision at or after the time when it comes into force.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2018-06-26">
<Title> Implied power to amend.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14" id="section-14" RestrictStartDate="2018-06-07">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097201"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097211"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097221"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-91769c74d068748dd651689e8d158aea"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-c399b92a875cacd9b3ddd2e9c257a96d"/>
14
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Where an Act confers power to make—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14/a" id="section-14-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>rules, regulations or byelaws; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14/b" id="section-14-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>Orders in Council, orders or other subordinate legislation to be made by statutory instrument,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>it implies, unless the contrary intention appears, a power, exercisable in the same manner and subject to the same conditions or limitations, to revoke, amend or re-enact any instrument made under the power.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2013-04-25">
<Title>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">Power to include sunset and review provisions in subordinate legislation</Addition>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A" id="section-14A">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">14A</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/1" id="section-14A-1">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">1</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">This section applies where an Act confers a power or a duty on a person to make subordinate legislation except to the extent that—</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/a" id="section-14A-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">the power or duty is exercisable by the Scottish Ministers, or</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/b" id="section-14A-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">the power or duty is exercisable by any other person within devolved competence (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998).</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/2" id="section-14A-2">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">2</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">The subordinate legislation may include—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/2/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/2/a" id="section-14A-2-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">provision requiring the person to review the effectiveness of the legislation within a specified period or at the end of a specified period;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/2/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/2/b" id="section-14A-2-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">provision for the legislation to cease to have effect at the end of a specified day or a specified period;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/2/c/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/2/c" id="section-14A-2-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">if the power or duty is being exercised to amend other subordinate legislation, provision of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) in relation to that other legislation.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/3/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/3" id="section-14A-3">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">3</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (2)(a) includes provision requiring the person to consider whether the objectives which it was the purpose of the legislation to achieve remain appropriate and, if so, whether they could be achieved in another way.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/4/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/4" id="section-14A-4">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">Subordinate legislation including provision of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) may make such provision generally or only in relation to specified provisions of the legislation or specified cases or circumstances.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/5/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/5" id="section-14A-5">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">5</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">Subordinate legislation including provision of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) may make transitional, consequential, incidental or supplementary provision or savings in connection with such provision.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/6/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A/6" id="section-14A-6">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">6</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">In this section, “</Addition>
<Term id="term-specified">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">specified</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p279" CommentaryRef="c21792411">” means specified in the subordinate legislation.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/crossheading/repealing-enactments/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/crossheading/repealing-enactments" NumberOfProvisions="3" RestrictEndDate="2018-09-01" id="crossheading-repealing-enactments" RestrictStartDate="2017-12-21" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<Title> Repealing enactments</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Repeal of repeal.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/15/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/15" id="section-15">
<Pnumber>15</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Where an Act repeals a repealing enactment, the repeal does not revive any enactment previously repealed unless words are added reviving it.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2017-12-21" RestrictEndDate="2019-04-29" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<Title> General savings.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16" id="section-16">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097291"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097301"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-af7afb29dcfa492c5b78980163491a62"/>
16
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" RestrictEndDate="2020-03-25" id="section-16-1">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097311"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c18367421"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c19737831"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c19948491"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c19948441"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c20266661"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c21790281"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c21790291"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c21790301"/>
1
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Without prejudice to section 15, where an Act repeals an enactment, the repeal does not, unless the contrary intention appears,—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1/a" id="section-16-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1/b" id="section-16-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>affect the previous operation of the enactment repealed or anything duly done or suffered under that enactment;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1/c/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1/c" id="section-16-1-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under that enactment;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1/d/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1/d" id="section-16-1-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against that enactment;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1/e/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1/e" id="section-16-1-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Act had not been passed.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/2" id="section-16-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies to the expiry of a temporary enactment as if it were repealed by an Act.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2018-09-01" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2017-01-11">
<Title> Repeal and re-enactment.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/17/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/17" id="section-17">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c18814001"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097331"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c21791631"/>
17
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/17/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/17/1" id="section-17-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where an Act repeals a previous enactment and substitutes provisions for the enactment repealed, the repealed enactment remains in force until the substituted provisions come into force.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/17/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/17/2" RestrictEndDate="2018-09-01" id="section-17-2" RestrictStartDate="2017-01-11">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097341"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c21791641"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c21791651"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-b103c352e4810a67ded9359eb72605ba"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-781e121dca0d34e437fd34e9612a8aa7"/>
2
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where an Act repeals and re-enacts, with or without modification, a previous enactment then, unless the contrary intention appears,—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/17/2/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/17/2/a" id="section-17-2-a">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097351"/>
a
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any reference in any other enactment to the enactment so repealed shall be construed as a reference to the provision re-enacted;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/17/2/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/17/2/b" id="section-17-2-b">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097361"/>
b
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in so far as any subordinate legislation made or other thing done under the enactment so repealed, or having effect as if so made or done, could have been made or done under the provision re-enacted, it shall have effect as if made or done under that provision.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/crossheading/miscellaneous/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/crossheading/miscellaneous" NumberOfProvisions="4" RestrictStartDate="2009-12-01" RestrictEndDate="2020-12-31" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." id="crossheading-miscellaneous">
<Title> Miscellaneous</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Duplicated offences.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/18/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/18" id="section-18">
<Pnumber>18</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Where an act or omission constitutes an offence under two or more Acts, or both under an Act and at common law, the offender shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be liable to be prosecuted and punished under either or any of those Acts or at common law, but shall not be liable to be punished more than once for the same offence.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group>
<Title> Citation of other Acts.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/19/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/19" id="section-19">
<Pnumber>19</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/19/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/19/1" id="section-19-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where an Act cites another Act by year, statute, session or chapter, or a section or other portion of another Act by number or letter, the reference shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as referring—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/19/1/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/19/1/a" id="section-19-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the case of Acts included in any revised edition of the statutes printed by authority, to that edition;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/19/1/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/19/1/b" id="section-19-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the case of Acts not so included but included in the edition prepared under the direction of the Record Commission, to that edition;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/19/1/c/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/19/1/c" id="section-19-1-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in any other case, to the Acts printed by the Queen’s Printer, or under the superintendence or authority of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/19/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/19/2" id="section-19-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An Act may continue to be cited by the short title authorised by any enactment notwithstanding the repeal of that enactment.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2020-12-31">
<Title> References to other enactments.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/20/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/20" id="section-20">
<Pnumber>20</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/20/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/20/1" id="section-20-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where an Act describes or cites a portion of an enactment by referring to words, sections or other parts from or to which (or from and to which) the portion extends, the portion described or cited includes the words, sections or other parts referred to unless the contrary intention appears.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/20/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/20/2" id="section-20-2">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c18367031"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c18814461"/>
2
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where an Act refers to an enactment, the reference, unless the contrary intention appears, is a reference to that enactment as amended, and includes a reference thereto as extended or applied, by or under any other enactment, including any other provision of that Act.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2020-12-31" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2009-12-01">
<Title>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p550" CommentaryRef="c18370301">References to </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p550" CommentaryRef="c18370301">
<Substitution ChangeId="d29p555" CommentaryRef="c19948511">
<Acronym Expansion="European Union">EU</Acronym>
instruments
</Substitution>
</Addition>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/20A/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/20A" id="section-20A">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p550" CommentaryRef="c18370301">20A</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p550" CommentaryRef="c18370301">Where an Act passed after the commencement of this section refers to a </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p550" CommentaryRef="c18370301">
<Substitution ChangeId="d29p565" CommentaryRef="c19948531">EU instrument</Substitution>
</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p550" CommentaryRef="c18370301"> that has been amended, extended or applied by another such instrument, the reference, unless the contrary intention appears, is a reference to that instrument as so amended, extended or applied.</Addition>
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/crossheading/supplementary/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/crossheading/supplementary" NumberOfProvisions="10" RestrictEndDate="2019-09-11" id="crossheading-supplementary" RestrictStartDate="2018-07-04" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<Title> Supplementary</Title>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2020-04-30" RestrictStartDate="2007-05-03" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<Title>
Interpretation
<Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/21/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/21" id="section-21">
<Pnumber>21</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/21/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/21/1" id="section-21-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this Act “
<Term id="term-act">Act</Term>
” includes a local and personal or private Act; and “
<Term id="term-subordinate-legislation">subordinate legislation</Term>
” means Orders in Council, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, warrants, byelaws and other instruments made or to be made under any Act.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/21/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/21/2" id="section-21-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This Act binds the Crown.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2020-12-31" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2007-01-08">
<Title> Application to Acts and Measures.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/22/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/22" id="section-22">
<Pnumber>22</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/22/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/22/1" id="section-22-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
This Act applies to itself, to any Act passed after the commencement of this Act
<Addition ChangeId="d29p614" CommentaryRef="c18370541">(subject, in the case of section 20A, to the provision made in that section)</Addition>
and, to the extent specified in Part I of Schedule 2, to Acts passed before the commencement of this Act.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/22/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/22/2" id="section-22-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In any of the foregoing provisions of this Act a reference to an Act is a reference to an Act to which that provision applies; but this does not affect the generality of references to enactments or of the references in section 19(1) to other Acts.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/22/3/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/22/3" id="section-22-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This Act applies to Measures of the General Synod of the Church of England (and, so far as it relates to Acts passed before the commencement of this Act, to Measures of the Church Assembly passed after 28th May 1925) as it applies to Acts.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2007-05-03">
<Title> Application to other instruments.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23" id="section-23">
<Pnumber>23</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23/1" id="section-23-1">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097371"/>
1
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The provisions of this Act, except sections 1 to 3 and 4(b), apply, so far as applicable and unless the contrary intention appears, to subordinate legislation made after the commencement of this Act and, to the extent specified in Part II of Schedule 2, to subordinate legislation made before the commencement of this Act, as they apply to Acts.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23/2" id="section-23-2">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097371"/>
2
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the application of this Act to Acts passed or subordinate legislation made after the commencement of this Act, all references to an enactment include an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation whenever made, and references to the passing or repeal of an enactment are to be construed accordingly.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23/3/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23/3" id="section-23-3">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097391"/>
3
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Sections 9 and 19(1) also apply to deeds and other instruments and documents as they apply to Acts and subordinate legislation; and in the application of section 17(2)(a) to Acts passed or subordinate legislation made after the commencement of this Act, the reference to any other enactment includes any deed or other instrument or document.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23/4/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23/4" id="section-23-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to Orders in Council made under section 5 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097401"/>
Statutory Instruments Act 1946, section 1(3) of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097411"/>
Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 or Schedule 1 to the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097421"/>
Northern Ireland Act 1974.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2018-07-04" RestrictEndDate="2020-01-31" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<Title>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">Retained direct </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">EU</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a"> legislation</Addition>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA" id="section-23ZA">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">23ZA</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/1" id="section-23ZA-1">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">1</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">The provisions of this Act (except sections 1 to 4, 13 and 19(2)) apply, so far as applicable and unless the contrary intention appears, to any retained direct </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">EU</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a"> legislation so far as it—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/1/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/1/a" id="section-23ZA-1-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">is amended by an Act, subordinate legislation or devolution legislation, and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/1/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/1/b" id="section-23ZA-1-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">is not subordinate legislation,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">as they apply to an Act passed at the corresponding time.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/2" id="section-23ZA-2">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">2</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">In their application by virtue of subsection (1)—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/2/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/2/a" id="section-23ZA-2-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">section 10 has effect as if the reference to the passing of the Act were a reference to the corresponding time,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/2/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/2/b" id="section-23ZA-2-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">section 11 has effect as if the second reference to an Act included a reference to the retained direct </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">EU</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a"> legislation so far as unamended (as well as a reference to that legislation so far as amended), and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/2/c/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/2/c" id="section-23ZA-2-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">section 16(1) has effect as if the reference to the repealing Act not being passed were a reference to the repeal not having been made.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/3/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/3" id="section-23ZA-3">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">3</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">References in this Act to the repeal of an enactment are to be read, in the case of an enactment which is retained direct </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">EU</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a"> legislation, as references to the revocation of the enactment.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/4/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/4" id="section-23ZA-4">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">In Schedule 1—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/4/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/4/a" id="section-23ZA-4-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">in the definition of “Commencement”, the references to an enactment do not include any retained direct </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">EU</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a"> legislation other than—</Addition>
</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/4/a/i/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/4/a/i" id="section-23ZA-4-a-i">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">i</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">any such legislation to which subsection (1) applies, or</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/4/a/ii/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/4/a/ii" id="section-23ZA-4-a-ii">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">ii</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">any instrument made on or after exit day under any retained direct </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">EU</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a"> legislation, and</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/4/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/4/b" id="section-23ZA-4-b">
<Pnumber>
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<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">in the definitions of “The Corporation Tax Acts” and “The Income Tax Acts”, the references to an enactment do not include any retained direct </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">EU</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a"> legislation.</Addition>
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</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/5/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/5" id="section-23ZA-5">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">5</Addition>
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<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">For the application of this Act to retained direct </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">EU</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a"> legislation which is subordinate legislation, see section 23(1) and (2).</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/6/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA/6" id="section-23ZA-6">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">6</Addition>
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<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">In this section—</Addition>
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<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a"></Addition>
<Term>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">corresponding time</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">” means the time when the amending Act, subordinate legislation or devolution legislation was passed or (as the case may be) made, and</Addition>
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<Para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a"></Addition>
<Term>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">devolution legislation</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">” means—</Addition>
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<Para>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">an Act of the Scottish Parliament,</Addition>
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<Para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales,</Addition>
</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">Northern Ireland legislation (for the meaning of which see section 24(5)), or</Addition>
</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a-1536061052798" CommentaryRef="key-085acc3e55e30a0334e305e09ad5e90a">an instrument made under anything falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c).</Addition>
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<Title>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431"> Acts of the Scottish Parliament </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">etc.</Addition>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A" id="section-23A">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">23A</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/1" id="section-23A-1">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">1</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">This Act applies in relation to an Act of the Scottish Parliament and an instrument made under such an Act only to the extent provided in this section.</Addition>
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</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/2" id="section-23A-2">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">2</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">Except as provided in subsection (3) below, sections 15 to 18 apply to—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/2/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/2/a" id="section-23A-2-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">an Act of the Scottish Parliament as they apply to an Act,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/2/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/2/b" id="section-23A-2-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">an instrument made under an Act of the Scottish Parliament as they apply to subordinate legislation.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/3/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/3" id="section-23A-3">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">3</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">In the application of those sections to an Act and to subordinate legislation—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/3/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/3/a" id="section-23A-3-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">references to an enactment include an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/3/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/3/b" id="section-23A-3-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">the reference in section 17(2)(b) to subordinate legislation includes an instrument made under an Act of the Scottish Parliament.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/4/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23A/4" id="section-23A-4">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p673" CommentaryRef="c11097431">In the application of section 20 to an Act and to subordinate legislation, references to an enactment include an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament.</Addition>
</Text>
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<P1group RestrictEndDate="2019-09-11" RestrictStartDate="2007-05-03" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<Title>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">Measures and Acts of the National Assembly for Wales </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">etc.</Addition>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B" id="section-23B">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">23B</Addition>
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<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/1" id="section-23B-1">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">1</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">Subject as follows, the provisions of this Act—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/1/a/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/1/a" id="section-23B-1-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">apply to a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales as they apply to an Act, and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/1/b/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/1/b" id="section-23B-1-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">apply to an instrument made under a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales as they apply to other subordinate legislation.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/2" id="section-23B-2">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">2</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">Sections 1 to 3 do not apply to a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/3/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/3" id="section-23B-3">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">3</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">In this Act references to an enactment include an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/4/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/4" id="section-23B-4">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">In the application of this Act to a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, references to the passing of an Act or an enactment are to be read as references to the enactment of the Measure or Act.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/5/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23B/5" id="section-23B-5">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">5</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p729" CommentaryRef="c18370591">Section 4(b) does not apply to a Measure of the National Assembly for Wales; but where such a Measure makes no provision for the coming into force of a provision contained in it, that provision comes into force at the beginning of the day on which the Measure is approved by Her Majesty in Council.</Addition>
</Text>
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<Title> Application to Northern Ireland.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/24" id="section-24">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097501"/>
24
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<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/1" id="section-24-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This Act extends to Northern Ireland so far as it applies to Acts or subordinate legislation which so extend.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/2" id="section-24-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the application of this Act to Acts passed or subordinate legislation made after the commencement of this Act, all references to an enactment include an enactment comprised in Northern Ireland legislation whenever passed or made; and in relation to such legislation references to the passing or repeal of an enactment include the making or revocation of an Order in Council.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/3/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/3" id="section-24-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In the application of section 14 to Acts passed after the commencement of this Act which extend to Northern Ireland, “statutory instrument” includes statutory rule for the purposes of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097521"/>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p810" CommentaryRef="c11097511">Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979</Addition>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/3A/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/3A" id="section-24-3A">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p815" CommentaryRef="c18370641">3A</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p815" CommentaryRef="c18370641">Section 20A applies to Northern Ireland legislation as it applies to Acts.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/4/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/4" id="section-24-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The following definitions contained in Schedule 1, namely those of—</Text>
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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<Text>The Communities and related expressions;</Text>
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<Para>
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</Para>
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<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Acronym Expansion="European Economic Area">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p846" CommentaryRef="c18370671">EEA</Addition>
</Acronym>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p846" CommentaryRef="c18370671"> agreement and </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p846" CommentaryRef="c18370671">EEA</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p846" CommentaryRef="c18370671"> state;</Addition>
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<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>The Income Tax Acts;</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>The Tax Acts,</Text>
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<Text>apply, unless the contrary intention appears, to Northern Ireland legislation as they apply to Acts.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/5/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/5" id="section-24-5">
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<Text>
In this section “
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” means—
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<P3para>
<Text>Acts of the Parliament of Ireland;</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;</Text>
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<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
Orders in Council under section 1(3) of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097541"/>
Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972;
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</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/5/d/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/5/d" id="section-24-5-d">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p888" CommentaryRef="c11097551">d</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p888" CommentaryRef="c11097551">Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under section 1 of the </Addition>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097561"/>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p888" CommentaryRef="c11097551">Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973;</Addition>
</Text>
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</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/5/e/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/5/e" id="section-24-5-e">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p888" CommentaryRef="c11097551">e</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p888" CommentaryRef="c11097551">Orders in Council under Schedule 1 to the </Addition>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097571"/>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p888" CommentaryRef="c11097551">Northern Ireland Act 1974;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/5/f/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/5/f" id="section-24-5-f">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p888" CommentaryRef="c11097551">f</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p888" CommentaryRef="c11097551">Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/5/g/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/24/5/g" id="section-24-5-g">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p888" CommentaryRef="c11097551">g</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p888" CommentaryRef="c11097551">Orders in Council under section 85 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2007-05-03">
<Title> Repeals and savings.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/25/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/25" id="section-25">
<Pnumber>25</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/25/1/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/25/1" id="section-25-1">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097581"/>
1
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The enactments described in Schedule 3 are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/25/2/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/25/2" id="section-25-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
Without prejudice to section 17(2)(a), a reference to the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11097591"/>
Interpretation Act 1889, to any provision of that Act or to any other enactment repealed by this Act, whether occurring in another Act, in subordinate legislation, in Northern Ireland legislation or in any deed or other instrument or document, shall be construed as referring to this Act, or to the corresponding provision of this Act, as it applies to Acts passed at the time of the reference.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/25/3/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/25/3" id="section-25-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The provisions of this Act relating to Acts passed after any particular time do not affect the construction of Acts passed before that time, though continued or amended by Acts passed thereafter.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2007-05-03">
<Title> Commencement.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/26/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/26" id="section-26">
<Pnumber>26</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>This Act shall come into force on 1st January 1979.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2007-05-03">
<Title> Short title.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/27/2018-07-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/27" id="section-27">
<Pnumber>27</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>This Act may be cited as the Interpretation Act 1978.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</Body>
</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c11097091" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00038" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/6/a" SectionRef="section-6-a">S. 6(a)</CitationSubRef>
excluded (E.W.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/44" id="c00039" Year="1985" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="44" Title="Sexual Offences Act 1985">Sexual Offences Act 1985 (c. 44, SIF 39:5)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00040" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/44/section/4/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00039" SectionRef="section-4-3">ss. 4(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00041" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/44/section/5/5" CitationRef="c00039" SectionRef="section-5-5">5(5)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097101" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00042" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/6/b" SectionRef="section-6-b">S. 6(b)</CitationSubRef>
excluded (E.W.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/44" id="c00043" Year="1985" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="44" Title="Sexual Offences Act 1985">Sexual Offences Act 1985 (c. 44, SIF 39:5)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00044" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/44/section/4/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00043" SectionRef="section-4-3">ss. 4(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00045" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/44/section/5/5" CitationRef="c00043" SectionRef="section-5-5">5(5)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097111" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00046" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/6/b" SectionRef="section-6-b">S. 6(b)</CitationSubRef>
excluded (E.W.S.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38" id="c00047" Year="1989" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="38" Title="Employment Act 1989">Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00048" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/5/4/7" CitationRef="c00047" SectionRef="section-5-4-7">ss. 5(4)(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00049" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/29/6" CitationRef="c00047" SectionRef="section-29-6">29(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00050" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/schedule/9/paragraph/4/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00047" SectionRef="schedule-9-paragraph-4-1">Sch. 9 para. 4(1)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097151" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 7 modified (E.W.) (1.7.1995) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/36" id="c00052" Year="1994" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="36">1994 c. 36</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00053" CitationRef="c00052" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/36/section/17/2/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-17-2-3">s. 17(2)(3)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00054" CitationRef="c00052" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/36/section/20" SectionRef="section-20">s. 20</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/1317" id="c00055" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1995" Number="1317">S.I. 1995/1317</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00056" CitationRef="c00055" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/1317/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c18358971" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 7 excluded by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/50" id="c00058" Year="1982" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="50" Title="Insurance Companies Act 1982">Insurance Companies Act 1982 (c. 50, SIF 67)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00059" CitationRef="c00058" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/50/section/77/4" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-77-4">s. 77(4)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 7 excluded (E.W.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/29" id="c00061" Year="1985" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="29" Title="Enduring Powers of Attorney Act 1985">Enduring Powers of Attorney Act 1985 (c. 29, SIF 1)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00062" CitationRef="c00061" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/29/section/4/3" SectionRef="section-4-3">s. 4(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00063" CitationRef="c00061" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/29/schedule/1/part/IV/paragraph/8/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-IV-paragraph-8-2">Sch. 1 Pt. IV para. 8(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 7 excluded by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/64" id="c00065" Year="1986" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="64" Title="Public Order Act 1986">Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64, SIF 39:2)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00066" CitationRef="c00065" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/64/section/11/5" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-11-5">s. 11(5)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 7 excluded (20.6.2003) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1369" id="c00068" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1369" Title="The Enterprise Act 2002 (Merger Prenotification) Regulations 2003">The Enterprise Act 2002 (Merger Prenotification) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1369)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00069" CitationRef="c00068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1369/regulation/5" SectionRef="regulation-5" Operative="true">regs. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00070" CitationRef="c00068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1369/regulation/11" SectionRef="regulation-11">11</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00071" CitationRef="c00068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1369/regulation/12" SectionRef="regulation-12">12</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00072" CitationRef="c00068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1369/regulation/13/5" SectionRef="regulation-13-5">13(5)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 7 excluded (E.W.) (1.7.2005 for certain purposes and 1.8.2005 otherwise) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15" id="c00074" Year="2005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="15" Title="Serious Organised Crime Act 2005">Serious Organised Crime Act 2005 (c. 15)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00075" CitationRef="c00074" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15/section/133/6" SectionRef="section-133-6" Operative="true">ss. 133(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00076" CitationRef="c00074" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15/section/178" SectionRef="section-178">178</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521" id="c00077" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="1521">S.I. 2005/1521</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00078" CitationRef="c00077" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521/article/3/1/p" SectionRef="article-3-1-p" Operative="true">arts. 3(1)(p)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00079" CitationRef="c00077" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521/article/4/1" SectionRef="article-4-1">4(1)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 7 excluded (E.W.) (1.10.2007) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9" id="c00081" Year="2005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="9" Title="The Mental Capacity Act 2005">The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00082" CitationRef="c00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/66/3" SectionRef="section-66-3">ss. 66(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00083" CitationRef="c00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/68/1" SectionRef="section-68-1">68(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00084" CitationRef="c00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/schedule/4/paragraph/12" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-12" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 12</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00085" CitationRef="c00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/27" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/29" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-27" EndSectionRef="section-29">ss. 27-29</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00086" CitationRef="c00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/62" SectionRef="section-62">62</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/1897" id="c00087" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="1897">S.I. 2007/1897</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00088" CitationRef="c00087" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/1897/article/2/1/d" SectionRef="article-2-1-d" Operative="true">art. 2(1)(d)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097161" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/6" id="c00089" Year="1972" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="6">1972 c. 6</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19783671" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00090" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/11" SectionRef="section-11">S. 11</CitationSubRef>
applied (1.1.1995) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/3144" id="c00091" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1994" Number="3144">S.I. 1994/3144</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00092" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/3144/regulation/1/6" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00091" SectionRef="regulation-1-6">reg. 1(6)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097181" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00093" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/11" SectionRef="section-11">S. 11</CitationSubRef>
excluded (E.W.) (1.9.1997) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1972" id="c00094" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1997" Number="1972">S.I. 1997/1972</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00095" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1972/regulation/2/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00094" SectionRef="regulation-2-3">reg. 2(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097171" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00096" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/11" SectionRef="section-11">S. 11</CitationSubRef>
applied (30.10.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2750" id="c00097" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="2750" Title="The Medicines (Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products for Human Use) Regulations 2005">The Medicines (Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products for Human Use) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2750)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00098" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2750/regulation/1" CitationRef="c00097" SectionRef="regulation-1">regs. 1</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00099" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2750/regulation/2/3" CitationRef="c00097" SectionRef="regulation-2-3" Operative="true">2(3)</CitationSubRef>
(with transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c00100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2750/regulation/12" CitationRef="c00097" SectionRef="regulation-12">reg. 12</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00101" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2750/schedule/6" CitationRef="c00097" SectionRef="schedule-6">Sch. 6</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19737451" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00102" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/11" SectionRef="section-11">S. 11</CitationSubRef>
excluded (S.) (1.8.2007) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2007/152" id="c00103" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="152" Title="The Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Regulations 2007">The Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/152)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00104" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2007/152/regulation/2/2" CitationRef="c00103" SectionRef="regulation-2-2" Operative="true">reg. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19737321" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00105" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/11" SectionRef="section-11">S. 11</CitationSubRef>
excluded (W.) (31.8.2007) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/2310" id="c00106" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="2310" Title="The Education (Fees and Awards) (Wales) Regulations 2007">The Education (Fees and Awards) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2310)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00107" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/2310/regulation/2/2" CitationRef="c00106" SectionRef="regulation-2-2" Operative="true">reg. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c21790271" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00108" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/11" SectionRef="section-11">S. 11</CitationSubRef>
excluded (S.) (1.8.2012) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/389" id="c00109" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="389" Title="The Education (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011">The Education (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/389)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00110" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/389/regulation/1/1" CitationRef="c00109" SectionRef="regulation-1-1">regs. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00111" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/389/regulation/2/2" CitationRef="c00109" SectionRef="regulation-2-2" Operative="true">2(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097201" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00112" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14" SectionRef="section-14">S. 14</CitationSubRef>
applied (E.W.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57" id="c00113" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="57" Title="Water Resources Act 1991">Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00114" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/138/6" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00113" SectionRef="section-138-6">ss. 138(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00115" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/225/2" CitationRef="c00113" SectionRef="section-225-2">225(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00116" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14" SectionRef="section-14">S. 14</CitationSubRef>
saved (E.W.) (6.3.1992) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/49" id="c00117" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="49" Title="School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991">School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991 (c. 49, SIF 41:1)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00118" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/49/section/2/8" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00117" SectionRef="section-2-8">s. 2(8)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/532" id="c00119" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="532">S.I. 1992/532</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00120" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/532/article/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00119" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097211" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00121" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14" SectionRef="section-14">S. 14</CitationSubRef>
extended (E.W.) (10.11.1993) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1993/28" id="c00122" Year="1993" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="28">1993 c. 28</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00123" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1993/28/section/170/5" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00122" SectionRef="section-170-5">s. 170(5)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/2762" id="c00124" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1993" Number="2762">S.I. 1993/2762</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00125" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/2762/article/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00124" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097221" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00126" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14" SectionRef="section-14">S. 14</CitationSubRef>
excluded (15.2.1999) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/17" id="c00127" Year="1998" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="17">1998 c. 17</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00128" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/17/section/25/9" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00127" SectionRef="section-25-9">s. 25(9)</CitationSubRef>
, (with Sch. 3 para. 5(1));
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/161" id="c00129" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="161">S.I. 1999/161</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00130" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/161/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00129" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00131" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14" SectionRef="section-14">S. 14</CitationSubRef>
excluded (19.11.1998) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46" id="c00132" Year="1998" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="46">1998 c. 46</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00133" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/115" CitationRef="c00132" SectionRef="section-115">s. 115</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00134" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/schedule/7/paragraph/5" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00132" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-5">Sch. 7 para. 5</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00135" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/126/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/126/11" CitationRef="c00132" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-126-3" EndSectionRef="section-126-11">s. 126(3)-(11)</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00136" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14" SectionRef="section-14">S. 14</CitationSubRef>
excluded (28.7.2000) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/26" id="c00137" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="26">2000 c. 26</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00138" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/26/section/122/11" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00137" SectionRef="section-122-11">s. 122(11)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c21792411" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00139" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14A" SectionRef="section-14A">S. 14A</CitationSubRef>
inserted (25.4.2013) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/24" id="c00140" Year="2013" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="24" Title="Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013">Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00141" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/24/section/59/2" CitationRef="c00140" SectionRef="section-59-2" Operative="true">ss. 59(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00142" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/24/section/103/1/e" CitationRef="c00140" SectionRef="section-103-1-e">103(1)(e)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097291" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00143" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16" SectionRef="section-16">S. 16</CitationSubRef>
excluded (E.W.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/12" id="c00144" Year="1985" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="12" Title="Mineral Workings Act 1985">Mineral Workings Act 1985 (c. 12, SIF 86)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00145" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/12/section/3/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00144" SectionRef="section-3-3">ss. 3(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00146" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/12/section/6/2" CitationRef="c00144" SectionRef="section-6-2">6(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00147" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16" SectionRef="section-16">S. 16</CitationSubRef>
excluded by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/5" id="c00148" Year="1986" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="5" Title="Agricultural Holdings Act 1986">Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5, SIF 2:3)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00149" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/5/section/99" CitationRef="c00148" SectionRef="section-99">s. 99</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00150" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/5/schedule/13/paragraph/3" CitationRef="c00148" SectionRef="schedule-13-paragraph-3">Sch. 13 paras. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00151" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/5/schedule/13/paragraph/8" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00148" SectionRef="schedule-13-paragraph-8">8</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00152" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16" SectionRef="section-16">S. 16</CitationSubRef>
excluded (S.) (25.9.1991) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/55" id="c00153" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="55" Title="Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991">Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 55, SIF 2:3)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00154" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/55/section/87" CitationRef="c00153" SectionRef="section-87">ss. 87</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00155" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/55/section/89/2" CitationRef="c00153" SectionRef="section-89-2">89(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00156" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/55/schedule/12/paragraph/5" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00153" SectionRef="schedule-12-paragraph-5">Sch. 12 para. 5</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097301" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00157" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16" SectionRef="section-16">S. 16</CitationSubRef>
saved (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56" id="c00158" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="56" Title="Water Industry Act 1991">Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00159" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56/section/140" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00158" SectionRef="section-140">ss.140</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00160" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56/section/223/2" CitationRef="c00158" SectionRef="section-223-2">223(2)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00161" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56/section/82/3" CitationRef="c00158" SectionRef="section-82-3">ss. 82(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00162" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56/section/186/1" CitationRef="c00158" SectionRef="section-186-1">186(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00163" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56/section/222/1" CitationRef="c00158" SectionRef="section-222-1">222(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00164" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56/schedule/13/paragraph/1" CitationRef="c00158" SectionRef="schedule-13-paragraph-1">Sch. 13 paras. 1</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00165" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56/schedule/13/paragraph/2" CitationRef="c00158" SectionRef="schedule-13-paragraph-2">2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00166" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56/schedule/14/paragraph/6" CitationRef="c00158" SectionRef="schedule-14-paragraph-6">Sch. 14 para. 6</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097311" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00167" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">S. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
applied (E.) (temp. from 27.11.2001 until 27.7.2002) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3576" id="c00168" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3576">S.I. 2001/3576</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00169" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3576/article/3/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00168" SectionRef="article-3-2">art. 3(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00170" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">S. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
applied (27.11.2001) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3577" id="c00171" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3577">S.I. 2001/3577</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00172" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3577/article/3/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00171" SectionRef="article-3-2">art. 3(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00173" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">S. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
applied (27.11.2001) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3578" id="c00174" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3578">S.I. 2001/3578</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00175" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3578/article/3/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00174" SectionRef="article-3-2">art. 3(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c18367421" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00176" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">S. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
disapplied (W.) (1.9.2004) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2289" id="c00177" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2289" Title="The Conduct of Members (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 2001">The Conduct of Members (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/2289)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00178" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2289/article/4" CitationRef="c00177" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
(as inserted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/1510" id="c00179" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="1510" Title="The Conduct of Members (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2004">The Conduct of Members (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1510)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00180" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/1510/article/1/2" CitationRef="c00179" SectionRef="article-1-2">arts. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00181" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/1510/article/3" CitationRef="c00179" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">3</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19737831" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00182" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">S. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
applied (with modifications) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/1678" id="c00183" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="1678" Title="The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007">The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1678)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00184" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/1678/section/80/3" CitationRef="c00183" SectionRef="section-80-3" Operative="true">s. 80(3)</CitationSubRef>
(the amendment coming into force in accordance with s. 1(2) of the amending S.I.)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19948491" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00185" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">S. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
applied (W.) (18.4.2008) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/788" id="c00186" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="788" Title="The Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 2008">The Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/788)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00187" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/788/article/4/3" CitationRef="c00186" SectionRef="article-4-3" Operative="true">art. 4(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19948441" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00188" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">S. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
applied by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2846" id="c00189" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="2846" Title="The Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008">The Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2846)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00190" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2846/schedule/section/54/3" CitationRef="c00189" SectionRef="schedule-section-54-3" Operative="true">Sch. ss. 54(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00191" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2846/schedule/section/55/5" CitationRef="c00189" SectionRef="schedule-section-55-5" Operative="true">55(5)</CitationSubRef>
(the application coming into force in accordance with arts. 1(3), 2(1) of the applying S.I.)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c20266661" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00192" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">S. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
applied (with modifications) by The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1751" id="c00193" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1751" Title="Cunha Constitution Order 2009">Cunha Constitution Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1751)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00194" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1751/article/75/3" CitationRef="c00193" SectionRef="article-75-3" Operative="true">arts. 75(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00195" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1751/article/152/3" CitationRef="c00193" SectionRef="article-152-3" Operative="true">152(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00196" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1751/article/217/3" CitationRef="c00193" SectionRef="article-217-3" Operative="true">217(3)</CitationSubRef>
(the amendments coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c21790281" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00197" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">S. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
applied by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/244" id="c00198" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="244" Title="The Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010">The Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/244)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00199" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/244/article/2" CitationRef="c00198" SectionRef="article-2">arts. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00200" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/244/article/4" CitationRef="c00198" SectionRef="article-4">4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00201" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/244/schedule/2/section/41/3" CitationRef="c00198" SectionRef="schedule-2-section-41-3" Operative="true">Sch. 2 section 41(3)</CitationSubRef>
(the amendment coming into force in accordance with arts. 1(2), 2 of the amending S.I.)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c21790291" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00202" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">S. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
applied (11.11.2010) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/25" id="c00203" Year="2010" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="25" Title="Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010">Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00204" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/25/section/19" CitationRef="c00203" SectionRef="section-19">ss. 19</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00205" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/25/section/52" CitationRef="c00203" SectionRef="section-52">52</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00206" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/25/schedule/2/paragraph/38" CitationRef="c00203" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-38" Operative="true">Sch. 2 para. 38</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2703" id="c00207" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="2703">S.I. 2010/2703</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00208" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2703/article/2/a" CitationRef="c00207" SectionRef="article-2-a" Operative="true">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c21790301" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00209" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">S. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
modified (17.12.2010) by Terrorist Asset-
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/38" id="c00210" Year="2010" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="38" Title="Freezing etc. Act 2010">Freezing etc. Act 2010 (c. 38)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00211" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/38/section/46/4" CitationRef="c00210" SectionRef="section-46-4" Operative="true">ss. 46(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00212" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/38/section/55/1" CitationRef="c00210" SectionRef="section-55-1">55(1)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00213" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/38/section/44" CitationRef="c00210" SectionRef="section-44">s. 44</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c18814001" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17 saved (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56" id="c00215" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="56" Title="Water Industry Act 1991">Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00216" CitationRef="c00215" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56/section/140" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-140">ss. 140</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00217" CitationRef="c00215" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/56/section/223/2" SectionRef="section-223-2">223(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097331" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17 excluded (S.) (1.7.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/328" id="d13e4" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="328" Title="The Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005">The Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/328)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cc00006" CitationRef="d13e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/328/regulation/28/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-28-2">reg. 28(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17 excluded (S.) (1.7.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/329" id="c00220" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="329" Title="The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005">The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/329)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00221" CitationRef="c00220" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/329/regulation/28/2" SectionRef="regulation-28-2" Operative="true">reg. 28(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17 excluded (W.) (18.11.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3035" id="c00223" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="3035" Title="The Vegetable Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005">The Vegetable Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3035)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00224" CitationRef="c00223" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3035/regulation/32/2" SectionRef="regulation-32-2" Operative="true">reg. 32(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17 excluded (W.) (18.11.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3036" id="c00226" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="3036" Title="The Cereal Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005">The Cereal Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3036)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00227" CitationRef="c00226" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3036/regulation/32/2" SectionRef="regulation-32-2" Operative="true">reg. 32(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17 excluded (W.) (18.11.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3037" id="c00229" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="3037" Title="The Beet Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005">The Beet Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3037)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00230" CitationRef="c00229" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3037/regulation/29/2" SectionRef="regulation-29-2" Operative="true">reg. 29(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c21791631" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17 excluded (S.) (20.4.2010) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/67" id="c00232" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="67" Title="The Beet Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2010">The Beet Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/67)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00233" CitationRef="c00232" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/67/regulation/1/1" SectionRef="regulation-1-1">regs. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00234" CitationRef="c00232" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/67/regulation/25/2" SectionRef="regulation-25-2" Operative="true">25(2)</CitationSubRef>
(which amending S.S.I. was revoked by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/148" id="c00235" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="148">S.S.I. 2010/148</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00236" CitationRef="c00235" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/148/regulation/25/1" SectionRef="regulation-25-1">reg. 25(1)</CitationSubRef>
) and s. 17 excluded (S.) (20.4.2010) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/148" id="c00237" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="148" Title="The Beet Seed (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2010">The Beet Seed (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/148)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00238" CitationRef="c00237" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/148/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00239" CitationRef="c00237" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/148/regulation/25/3" SectionRef="regulation-25-3" Operative="true">25(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097341" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (22.8.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/16" id="c00241" Year="1996" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="16">1996 c. 16</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00242" CitationRef="c00241" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/16/section/103" SectionRef="section-103">ss. 103</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00243" CitationRef="c00241" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/16/section/104/1" SectionRef="section-104-1">104(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00244" CitationRef="c00241" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/16/schedule/8/part/I/paragraph/1/6/7" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-8-part-I-paragraph-1-6-7">Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 1(6)(7)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.S.) (22.8.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/17" id="c00246" Year="1996" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="17">1996 c. 17</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00247" CitationRef="c00246" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/17/section/44" SectionRef="section-44">ss. 44</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00248" CitationRef="c00246" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/17/section/46" SectionRef="section-46">46</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00249" CitationRef="c00246" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/17/schedule/2/part/I/paragraph/1" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/17/schedule/2/part/I/paragraph/5" Operative="true" Type="group" StartSectionRef="schedule-2-part-I-paragraph-1" EndSectionRef="schedule-2-part-I-paragraph-5">Sch. 2 Pt. I paras. 1-5</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00250" CitationRef="c00246" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/17/section/38" SectionRef="section-38">s. 38</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.S.) (22.8.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/18" id="c00252" Year="1996" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="18">1996 c. 18</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00253" CitationRef="c00252" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/18/section/241" SectionRef="section-241">ss. 241</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00254" CitationRef="c00252" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/18/section/243" SectionRef="section-243">243</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00255" CitationRef="c00252" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/18/schedule/2/part/I/paragraph/1" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/18/schedule/2/part/I/paragraph/5" Operative="true" Type="group" StartSectionRef="schedule-2-part-I-paragraph-1" EndSectionRef="schedule-2-part-I-paragraph-5">Sch. 2 Pt. I paras. 1-5</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00256" CitationRef="c00252" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/18/section/191" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/18/section/195" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-191" EndSectionRef="section-195">ss. 191-195</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00257" CitationRef="c00252" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/18/section/202" SectionRef="section-202">202</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (21.7.1997) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/22" id="c00259" Year="1997" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="22">1997 c. 22</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00260" CitationRef="c00259" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/22/section/27" SectionRef="section-27">s. 27</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00261" CitationRef="c00259" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/22/schedule/2/paragraph/1" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/22/schedule/2/paragraph/5" Operative="true" Type="group" StartSectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-1" EndSectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-5">Sch. 2 paras. 1-5</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1672" id="c00262" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1997" Number="1672">S.I. 1997/1672</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00263" CitationRef="c00262" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1672/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.) (19.6.1997) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/25" id="c00265" Year="1997" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="25">1997 c. 25</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00266" CitationRef="c00265" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/25/section/73/1" SectionRef="section-73-1">ss. 73(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00267" CitationRef="c00265" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/25/section/74/1" SectionRef="section-74-1">74(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00268" CitationRef="c00265" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/25/schedule/4/part/I/paragraph/1/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-4-part-I-paragraph-1-6">Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 1(6)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.) (11.9.1998) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/18" id="c00270" Year="1998" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="18">1998 c. 18</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00271" CitationRef="c00270" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/18/section/54/2" SectionRef="section-54-2">ss. 54(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00272" CitationRef="c00270" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/18/section/55/2" SectionRef="section-55-2">55(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00273" CitationRef="c00270" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/18/schedule/4/paragraph/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-6">Sch. 4 para. 6</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.) (25.8.2000) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/6" id="c00275" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="6">2000 c. 6</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00276" CitationRef="c00275" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/6/section/165/3" SectionRef="section-165-3">ss. 165(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00277" CitationRef="c00275" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/6/section/168/1" SectionRef="section-168-1">168(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00278" CitationRef="c00275" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/6/schedule/11/part/I/paragraph/1/5" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-11-part-I-paragraph-1-5">Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 1(5)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (22.3.2001 with effect in accordance with s. 579(1) of the excluding Act) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2" id="c00280" Year="2001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="2">2001 c. 2</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00281" CitationRef="c00280" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/579" SectionRef="section-579">s. 579</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00282" CitationRef="c00280" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/schedule/3/part/I/paragraph/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3-part-I-paragraph-6">Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 6</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (24.10.2002) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/24" id="c00284" Year="2002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="24">2002 c. 24</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00285" CitationRef="c00284" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/24/section/14" SectionRef="section-14">ss. 14</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00286" CitationRef="c00284" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/24/section/18/2" SectionRef="section-18-2">18(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00287" CitationRef="c00284" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/24/schedule/2/paragraph/5" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-5">Sch. 2 para. 5</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (6.4.2003 with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the excluding Act) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/1" id="c00289" Year="2003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="1" Title="The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003">The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00290" CitationRef="c00289" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/1/section/723" SectionRef="section-723">s. 723</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00291" CitationRef="c00289" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/1/schedule/7/paragraph/6" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-6" Operative="true">Sch. 7 para. 6</CitationSubRef>
(subject to
<CitationSubRef id="c00292" CitationRef="c00289" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/1/schedule/7" SectionRef="schedule-7">Sch. 7</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1)(a)(b) of the excluding Act) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/5" id="c00294" Year="2005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="5" Title="The Income Tax (Trading and other Income) Act 2005">The Income Tax (Trading and other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00295" CitationRef="c00294" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/5/section/883" SectionRef="section-883">s. 883</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00296" CitationRef="c00294" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/5/schedule/2/paragraph/6/1" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-6-1" Operative="true">Sch. 2 para. 6(1)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (8.2.2007) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/36" id="c00298" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="36" Title="The Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006">The Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (c. 36)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00299" CitationRef="c00298" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/36/section/124" SectionRef="section-124">ss. 124</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00300" CitationRef="c00298" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/36/section/126" SectionRef="section-126">126</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00301" CitationRef="c00298" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/36/schedule/8/paragraph/5" SectionRef="schedule-8-paragraph-5" Operative="true">Sch. 8 para. 5</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (1.3.2007) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/43" id="c00303" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="43" Title="The National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006">The National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00304" CitationRef="c00303" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/43/section/4" SectionRef="section-4">ss. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00305" CitationRef="c00303" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/43/section/8/2" SectionRef="section-8-2">8(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00306" CitationRef="c00303" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/43/schedule/2/paragraph/1/8" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-1-8" Operative="true">Sch. 2 para. 1(8)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00307" CitationRef="c00303" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/43/schedule/3/part/1" SectionRef="schedule-3-part-1">Sch. 3 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (1.4.2007) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/37" id="c00309" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="37" Title="The Parliamentary Costs Act 2006">The Parliamentary Costs Act 2006 (c. 37)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00310" CitationRef="c00309" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/37/section/17/7" SectionRef="section-17-7">ss. 17(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00311" CitationRef="c00309" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/37/section/19" SectionRef="section-19">19</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00312" CitationRef="c00309" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/37/schedule/2/paragraph/6" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-6" Operative="true">Sch. 2 para. 6</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c21791641" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (E.W.) (14.3.2012) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/25" id="c00314" Year="2011" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="25" Title="Charities Act 2011">Charities Act 2011 (c. 25)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00315" CitationRef="c00314" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/25/section/354" SectionRef="section-354">ss. 354</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00316" CitationRef="c00314" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/25/section/355" SectionRef="section-355">355</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00317" CitationRef="c00314" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/25/schedule/8/paragraph/5" SectionRef="schedule-8-paragraph-5" Operative="true">Sch. 8 para. 5</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00318" CitationRef="c00314" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/25/section/20/2" SectionRef="section-20-2">s. 20(2)</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c21791651" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (17.7.2012) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/14" id="c00320" Year="2012" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="14" Title="Finance Act 2012">Finance Act 2012 (c. 14)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00321" CitationRef="c00320" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/14/section/147" SectionRef="section-147">ss. 147</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00322" CitationRef="c00320" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/14/section/177" SectionRef="section-177">177</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00323" CitationRef="c00320" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/14/schedule/17/paragraph/36/8" SectionRef="schedule-17-paragraph-36-8" Operative="true">Sch. 17 para. 36(8)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00324" CitationRef="c00320" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/14/schedule/19/paragraph/2/8" SectionRef="schedule-19-paragraph-2-8" Operative="true">Sch. 19 para. 2(8)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097351" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2)(a) excluded by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/50" id="c00326" Year="1982" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="50" Title="Insurance Companies Act 1982">Insurance Companies Act 1982 (c. 50, SIF 67)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00327" CitationRef="c00326" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/50/section/99/1" SectionRef="section-99-1">s. 99(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00328" CitationRef="c00326" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/50/schedule/4/paragraph/17" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-17">Sch. 4 para. 17</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097361" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2)(b) excluded (24.7.2002) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/23" id="c00330" Year="2002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="23">2002 c. 23</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00331" CitationRef="c00330" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/23/section/20/4" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-20-4">s. 20(4)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c18367031" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00332" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/20/2" SectionRef="section-20-2">S. 20(2)</CitationSubRef>
applied (5.6.2003) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/1797" id="c00333" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1993" Number="1797" Title="The Immigration (Jersey) Order 1993">The Immigration (Jersey) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1797)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00334" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/1797/article/4/1" CitationRef="c00333" SectionRef="article-4-1">art. 4(1)</CitationSubRef>
(as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1252" id="c00335" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1252" Title="The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Jersey) Order 2003">The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Jersey) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1252)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00336" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1252/article/3/a" CitationRef="c00335" SectionRef="article-3-a" Operative="true">art. 3(a)</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c18814461" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00337" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/20/2" SectionRef="section-20-2">S. 20(2)</CitationSubRef>
excluded (8.7.2003) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/8" id="c00338" Year="2003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="8" Title="National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Act 2003">National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Act 2003 (c. 8)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00339" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/8/section/2/2/4" CitationRef="c00338" SectionRef="section-2-2-4" Operative="true">s. 2(2)(4)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19948511" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c00340" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/20A" SectionRef="section-20A">s. 20A</CitationSubRef>
heading substituted (1.12.2009) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/7" id="c00341" Year="2008" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="7" Title="European Union (Amendment) Act 2008">European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00342" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/7/section/3" CitationRef="c00341" SectionRef="section-3">ss. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00343" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/7/section/8" CitationRef="c00341" SectionRef="section-8">8</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00344" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/7/schedule/part/2" CitationRef="c00341" SectionRef="schedule-part-2" Operative="true">Sch. Pt. 2</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/3143" id="c00345" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="3143">S.I. 2009/3143</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00346" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/3143/article/2" CitationRef="c00345" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19948531" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c00347" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/20A" SectionRef="section-20A">s. 20A</CitationSubRef>
substituted (1.12.2009) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/7" id="c00348" Year="2008" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="7" Title="European Union (Amendment) Act 2008">European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00349" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/7/section/3" CitationRef="c00348" SectionRef="section-3">ss. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00350" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/7/section/8" CitationRef="c00348" SectionRef="section-8">8</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00351" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/7/schedule/part/2" CitationRef="c00348" SectionRef="schedule-part-2" Operative="true">Sch. Pt. 2</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/3143" id="c00352" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="3143">S.I. 2009/3143</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00353" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/3143/article/2" CitationRef="c00352" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c18370301" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00354" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/20A" SectionRef="section-20A">S. 20A</CitationSubRef>
inserted (8.1.2007) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51" id="c00355" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="51" Title="Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006">Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00356" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51/section/25/1" CitationRef="c00355" SectionRef="section-25-1" Operative="true">ss. 25(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00357" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51/section/33" CitationRef="c00355" SectionRef="section-33">33</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c18370541" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in s. 22(1) inserted (8.1.2007) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51" id="c00359" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="51" Title="Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006">Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00360" CitationRef="c00359" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51/section/25/2" SectionRef="section-25-2" Operative="true">ss. 25(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00361" CitationRef="c00359" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51/section/33" SectionRef="section-33">33</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097371" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 23(1)(2) excluded by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/38" id="c00363" Year="1982" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="38" Title="Northern Ireland Act 1982">Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00364" CitationRef="c00363" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/38/section/6" SectionRef="section-6">s. 6</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00365" CitationRef="c00363" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/38/schedule/2/paragraph/7/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-7-2">Sch. 2 para. 7(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097391" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 23(3) excluded by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40" id="c00367" Year="1989" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="40" Title="Companies Act 1989">Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00368" CitationRef="c00367" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/40/section/144/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-144-6">s. 144(6)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 23(3) excluded (6.4.2008 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.10.2009) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46" id="c00370" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="46" Title="Companies Act 2006">Companies Act 2006 (c. 46)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00371" CitationRef="c00370" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1160/4" SectionRef="section-1160-4" Operative="true">ss. 1160(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00372" CitationRef="c00370" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1300/2" SectionRef="section-1300-2">1300(2)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495" id="c00373" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="3495">S.I. 2007/3495</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00374" CitationRef="c00373" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/3/4" SectionRef="article-3-4" Operative="true">art. 3(4)</CitationSubRef>
(subject to
<CitationSubRef id="c00375" CitationRef="c00373" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/6" SectionRef="article-6">art. 6</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00376" CitationRef="c00373" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860" id="c00377" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="2860">S.I. 2008/2860</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00378" CitationRef="c00377" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/3/u" SectionRef="article-3-u" Operative="true">art. 3(u)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00379" CitationRef="c00377" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/5" SectionRef="article-5">arts. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00380" CitationRef="c00377" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/7" SectionRef="article-7">7</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00381" CitationRef="c00377" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/8" SectionRef="article-8">8</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00382" CitationRef="c00377" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/schedule/2" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>
(as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1802" id="c00383" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1802">S.I. 2009/1802</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00384" CitationRef="c00383" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1802/article/18" SectionRef="article-18">art. 18</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00385" CitationRef="c00383" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1802/schedule/2" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>
and
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2476" id="c00386" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="2476">S.I. 2009/2476</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00387" CitationRef="c00386" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2476/regulation/2/3" SectionRef="regulation-2-3">reg. 2(3)</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097401" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1946/36" id="c00388" Year="1946" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="36">1946 c. 36</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097411" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/22" id="c00389" Year="1972" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="22">1972 c. 22</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097421" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1974/28" id="c00390" Year="1974" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="28">1974 c. 28</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097431" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 23A and sidenote inserted (1.7.1999) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46" id="c00392" Year="1998" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="46">1998 c. 46</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00393" CitationRef="c00392" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/125" SectionRef="section-125">s. 125</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00394" CitationRef="c00392" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/schedule/8/paragraph/16/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-8-paragraph-16-2">Sch. 8 para. 16(2)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00395" CitationRef="c00392" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/126/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/126/11" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-126-3" EndSectionRef="section-126-11">s. 126(3)-(11)</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/3178" id="c00396" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="3178">S.I. 1998/3178</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00397" CitationRef="c00396" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/3178/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097501" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 24 extended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/38" id="c00399" Year="1982" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="38" Title="Northern Ireland Act 1982">Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00400" CitationRef="c00399" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/38/section/6" SectionRef="section-6">s. 6</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00401" CitationRef="c00399" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/38/schedule/2/paragraph/7/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-7-2">Sch. 2 para. 7(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097511" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words substituted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1979/1573" id="c00402" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1979" Number="1573">S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00403" CitationRef="c00402" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1979/1573/schedule/4/paragraph/25" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-25">Sch. 4 para. 25</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097521" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1979/1573" id="c00404" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1979" Number="1573">S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c18370641" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 24(3A) inserted (8.1.2007) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51" id="c00406" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="51" Title="Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006">Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00407" CitationRef="c00406" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51/section/25/3" SectionRef="section-25-3" Operative="true">ss. 25(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00408" CitationRef="c00406" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51/section/33" SectionRef="section-33">33</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097531" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words repealed by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" id="c00409" Year="1981" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="61" Title="British Nationality Act 1981">British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61, SIF 87)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00410" CitationRef="c00409" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/52/8" SectionRef="section-52-8">s. 52(8)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00411" CitationRef="c00409" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/9" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-9">Sch. 9</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c18370671" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in s. 24(4) inserted (8.1.2007) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51" id="c00413" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="51" Title="Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006">Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00414" CitationRef="c00413" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51/section/26/2" SectionRef="section-26-2" Operative="true">ss. 26(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00415" CitationRef="c00413" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/51/section/33" SectionRef="section-33">33</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097541" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/22" id="c00416" Year="1972" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="22">1972 c. 22</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097551" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 24(5)(d)-(g) substituted for s. 24(5)(d)(e) (2.12.1999) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/47" id="c00418" Year="1998" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="47">1998 c. 47</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00419" CitationRef="c00418" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/47/section/99" SectionRef="section-99">s. 99</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00420" CitationRef="c00418" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/13/paragraph/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-13-paragraph-3">Sch. 13 para. 3</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00421" CitationRef="c00418" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/47/section/95" SectionRef="section-95">s. 95</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3209" id="c00422" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="3209">S.I. 1999/3209</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00423" CitationRef="c00422" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3209/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00424" CitationRef="c00422" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3209/schedule" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097561" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/17" id="c00425" Year="1973" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="17">1973 c.17</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097571" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1974/28" id="c00426" Year="1974" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="28">1974 c.28</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097581" Type="X">
<Para>
<Text>The text of s. 25(1), Sch. 3 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any repeals or amendments which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11097591" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1889/63" id="c00427" Year="1889" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="63">1889 c. 63</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c18370591" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 23B inserted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32" id="c00429" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="32" Title="Government of Wales Act 2006">Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00430" CitationRef="c00429" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/section/160/1" SectionRef="section-160-1">s. 160(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00431" CitationRef="c00429" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/schedule/10/paragraph/11" SectionRef="schedule-10-paragraph-11" Operative="true">Sch. 10 para. 11</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00432" CitationRef="c00429" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/schedule/11/paragraph/22" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-22">Sch. 11 para. 22</CitationSubRef>
), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes at the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 46, 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending Act
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-b103c352e4810a67ded9359eb72605ba" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (1.10.2015) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/1630" id="cika5y1b2-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2015" Number="1630" Title="The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions, Savings and Consequential Amendments) Order 2015">The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions, Savings and Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1630)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cika5y1b2-00008" CitationRef="cika5y1b2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/1630/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cika5y1b2-00009" CitationRef="cika5y1b2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/1630/article/8/7" SectionRef="article-8-7" Operative="true">8(7)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-781e121dca0d34e437fd34e9612a8aa7" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 17(2) excluded (11.1.2017) by
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<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-16" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/16" id="cvje9kzg2-00006">S. 16</CitationSubRef>
applied (E.W.) (21.12.2017) by
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<Text>
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-14" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14" id="c1kqnlg23-00006">S. 14</CitationSubRef>
excluded (E.W.) (7.6.2018) by
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<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-14" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/14" id="c1kqrdio3-00006">S. 14</CitationSubRef>
excluded (26.6.2018) by
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<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c39yagah3-00006" SectionRef="section-23ZA" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30/section/23ZA">S. 23ZA</CitationSubRef>
inserted (4.7.2018) by
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(with
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);
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