SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2 Transitional Provisions and Savings
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1
The Secretary of State may—
a
by regulations make such transitional provision as he considers necessary or expedient in connection with any enactment contained in this Act which derives—
i
from Part I or III of Schedule 4 to the M1Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983; or
ii
from the amendments to the Nursing Homes Act 1975 made by Part II of that Schedule;
b
by order repeal any provision of a local Act passed on or before 13th May 1983 if it appears to him that the provision is inconsistent with or has become unnecessary in consequence of any such enactment or of regulations made under any such enactment;
c
by order amend any provision of such an Act if it appears to him that the provision requires amendment in consequence of any such enactment or of regulations made under any such enactment or of any repeal made by virtue of this sub-paragraph.
2
An order made in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1) above may include such incidental or transitional provisions as the Secretary of State considers are appropriate in connection with the order.
3
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, before he makes an order in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1) above amending or repealing any provision of a local Act, to consult each local authority which he considers would be affected by the amendment or repeal of that provision.