Section 4 Power to make consequential etc. provisionI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Department for the Economy may by regulations make provision in consequence of, or for giving full effect to, this Act.

(2)

Regulations under this section may—

(a)

amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify a provision of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (including a provision inserted by this Act) or any other statutory provision (within the meaning of section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954));

(b)

include transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into operation of provision made by the regulations.

(3)

Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution, except as mentioned in subsection (4).

(4)

Regulations under this section which contain (whether alone or with other provision) provision that amends the text of Northern Ireland legislation or an Act of Parliament are not to be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.

(5)

The power conferred by this section is not restricted by any other provision of this Act.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 4 in operation at 13.5.2022, see s. 5(2)