121 The lieutenancies.U.K.
(1)Schedule 6 (minor amendments and pre-consolidation amendments relating to the lieutenancies) shall have effect.
(2)It is hereby declared that the validity of the appointment of a lord-lieutenant after 20th April 1980 is not affected by the fact that the instrument appointing him refers to the power of appointment previously contained in the M1Local Government Act 1972 or the M2Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and not the corresponding power under the M3Reserve Forces Act 1980.
This subsection shall come into force on the passing of this Act.