Part 8General

145Power to make supplementary or other provision

1

The Lord Chancellor (or, in relation to Chapter 3 of Part 5 only, the Secretary of State) may by order make any supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision which he considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of, in consequence of, or for giving full effect to, any provision of this Act.

2

An order under this section may in particular—

a

provide for any provision of this Act which comes into force before another to have effect, until that other provision has come into force, with modifications specified in the order;

b

amend, repeal or revoke any enactment other than one contained in an Act or instrument passed or made after the Session in which this Act is passed.

3

The amendments that may be made by an order under this section are in addition to those made by or under any other provision of this Act.

4

An order under this section may make different provision for different purposes.

5

The power to make an order under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.

6

A statutory instrument containing an order under this section, unless it is an order to which subsection (7) applies, is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

7

No order amending or repealing an enactment contained in an Act may be made under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.