Presumption of Death Act 2013

Supplementary

17Power to amend periods of time

The Secretary of State may by regulations amend this Act by increasing or reducing a period of time referred to in—

(a)section 1(1)(b),

(b)section 2(1) or (4), or

(c)section 7(3).

18Consequential and supplementary etc provision

(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory or saving provision in relation to any provision of this Act.

(2)Regulations under this section may amend, repeal or revoke an enactment passed or made before, or in the same Session as, this Act is passed.

(3)In this section “enactment” includes an enactment contained in—

(a)an instrument made under an Act, or

(b)an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales or an instrument made under such an Act or Measure.

19Regulations

(1)Regulations under this Act are to be made by statutory instrument.

(2)A statutory instrument containing the following regulations (whether alone or with other provision) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament—

(a)regulations under section 17;

(b)regulations under section 18 which amend or repeal an Act (including an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales).

(3)Any other statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

20Interpretation

(1)In this Act—

• “the court” means the High Court (except in section 16(2));

• “interest in property” means an interest in property of any description, including an estate in land and a right over property;

• “the missing person”, in relation to a declaration under this Act or an application, determination or order made in connection with such a declaration, means the person who is or would be the subject of the declaration;

• “the Registrar General” means the Registrar General for England and Wales;

• “sibling” means a sibling of the full blood or the half blood;

• “trustee” includes an executor, administrator or personal representative;

• “variation order” has the meaning given in section 5.

(2)References in this Act to a party to proceedings include a person intervening in the proceedings in accordance with section 11.

21Application to Crown

(1)This Act binds the Crown.

(2)But an application may not be made under this Act for a declaration in respect of Her Majesty.

22Commencement

(1)The following come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

(a)section 9 so far as it confers a power to make rules,

(b)section 15(4) and Schedule 1 so far as they confer a power to make regulations,

(c)sections 17 to 21,

(d)this section, and

(e)sections 23 and 24.

(2)Subject to subsection (1), the provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

(3)An order under this section must be made by statutory instrument.

(4)An order under this section may—

(a)appoint different days for different purposes, and

(b)include transitional, transitory or saving provision.

23Extent

This Act extends to England and Wales.

24Short title

This Act may be cited as the Presumption of Death Act 2013.