Part IV Billeting and Requisitioning of Vehicles
General
174 Bringing into operation of ss. 154 and 165.
(1)
Whenever it appears to the Secretary of State that the public interest so requires, he may by order direct that section one hundred and fifty-four or one hundred and sixty-five of this Act, or both those sections, shall come into operation either generally or as respects such area in the United Kingdom as may be specified in the order; and that section or those sections, as the case may be, shall thereupon come into operation and remain in operation so long as the order has effect.
(2)
As soon as may be after either of the said sections has been brought into operation on any occasion, the Secretary of State shall report that fact to Parliament.
(3)
An order under this section shall, subject to any revocation or variation thereof, continue to have effect for the period of one month from the making thereof:
Provided that where, before the expiration of the period for which the order has effect (whether by virtue of the foregoing provisions of this subsection or of this proviso), it is resolved by each House of Parliament that the public interest requires that the operation of the order should be extended for such further period as may be specified in the resolution, it shall be extended accordingly.
175 Regulations and orders.
(1)
Any power to make regulations conferred by this Part of this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(2)
The power to make orders conferred on the Secretary of State by the last foregoing section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
176 Interpretation of Part IV.
References in this Part of this Act to airmen shall include references to warrant officers and to non-commissioned officers.