PART 3Final provisions
76Power to make transitional or saving provision
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make such transitional or saving provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.
(2)Regulations under this section may (among other things) make any adaptations of any provisions of this Act brought into force that appear to be appropriate in consequence of other provisions of this Act not yet having come into force.
77Regulations
(1)Any power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.
(2)Regulations under this Act may—
(a)make different provision for different purposes;
(b)contain supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional or saving provision.
(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to regulations under section 79 (see instead subsection (3) of that section).
(4)Where regulations under this Act are subject to the “negative resolution procedure” the statutory instrument containing the regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(5)Where regulations under this Act are subject to the “affirmative resolution procedure” the regulations may not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing them has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(6)Any provision that may be included in an instrument under this Act subject to the negative resolution procedure may be made by regulations subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
78Extent
(1)Except as provided by subsection (2), this Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(2)Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision amended or repealed.
(3)His Majesty may by Order in Council provide for any of the provisions of Part 1 or this Part (so far as relating to Part 1) to extend, with or without modifications, to—
(a)the Isle of Man;
(b)any British overseas territory.
79Commencement
(1)The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—
(a)section 27;
(b)sections 76 to 78, this section and section 80;
(c)any power to make regulations under or by virtue of this Act.
(2)The remaining provisions of this Act come into force in accordance with provision contained in regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(3)Regulations under this section may make different provision for different purposes.
80Short title
This Act may be cited as the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022.