General continuance of rules orders, and regulations

4.—(1) Subject to the following paragraphs, any order, rule or regulation made under any enactment repealed by the Act and not constituting local statutory provision within the meaning of section 270(1) of the Act shall, notwithstanding the repeal of that enactment, continue in force subject to any necessary modifications.

(2) If any such order, rule or regulation is of such a nature that it could have been made under any enactment as it has effect on or after 1st April 1974 it may be amended, varied, repealed or revoked under such enactment.

(3) If any such order, rule or regulation cannot be amended as mentioned in paragraph (2) it may be amended or revoked by an order made under section 254 of the Act.

(4) This article shall have effect subject to the provisions of the Act or to the express provision of this or any other order made (whether before or after this order) under the Act.

(5) The Local Government (Allowances to Members) (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 1967(1) shall continue in force only in respect of the prescription of the bodies set out in Parts I and II of Schedule 1 to this order.

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(1967 III, p. 5093).