PART 3Miscellaneous and general
General
39Consequential provision
1
The Treasury or the Secretary of State may by regulations make the provision in subsection (2) in consequence of any provision made by or under this Act.
2
The provision referred to in subsection (1) is provision amending, repealing, revoking or applying with modifications any provision of primary or secondary legislation to which this section applies.
3
This section applies to primary and secondary legislation passed or made—
a
before the passing of this Act, or
b
on or before the last day of the session in which this Act is passed.
4
Regulations under this section—
a
may make saving, transitory or transitional provision;
b
may make different provision for different purposes.
5
The power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.
6
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section—
a
if it contains (whether alone or with other provision) provision which amends or repeals any provision of primary legislation, may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, and
b
otherwise, is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
7
In this section—
“primary legislation” means an Act, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, or Northern Ireland legislation;
“secondary legislation” means an instrument made under primary legislation.