7 Duration of sections 3 and 4.
(1)
Section 3 shall cease to have effect at the end of May 1997.
(2)
The Secretary of State may by order provide that section 3 shall—
(a)
continue to have effect, or
(b)
come into force again,
until a time, not later than the end of May 1998, specified in the order.
(3)
The Secretary of State may by order provide that section 3 shall cease to have effect at a time specified in the order (being a time earlier than the time at which it would cease to have effect by virtue of subsection (1) or (2)).
(4)
If it appears to the Secretary of State that the negotiations mentioned in section 1 are concluded or suspended, he shall by order under subsection (3) provide for section 3 to cease to have effect.
(5)
Section 4 shall cease to have effect at the end of May 1999.
(6)
An order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument; but no order shall be made unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.