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SupplementaryE+W

28Power to make consequential provisionE+W

(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make supplementary, incidental or consequential provision—

(a)for the general purposes, or any particular purpose, of this Act, or

(b)in consequence of, or for giving full effect to, a provision made by or under this Act.

(2)Regulations under this section may, in particular—

(a)amend or repeal, or apply with modifications, a provision of an Act (including this Act and any Act passed before, or in the same Session as, this Act);

(b)amend or revoke, or apply with modifications, a provision of subordinate legislation made before the passing of this Act.

(3)The power conferred by this section is also exercisable by the Welsh Ministers in so far as it is exercisable in relation to matters with respect to which functions are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers.

(4)The amendments or modifications that may be made by virtue of subsection (2) are in addition to those made by or by virtue of any other provision of this Act.

(5)Subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).