Article 4 Transitional, transitory or saving provisions orders

(1)

In connection with the commencement of any provision of this Order, the Privy Council may by order make such transitional, transitory or saving provisions as it considers appropriate.

(2)

The power to make an order under paragraph (1) may be exercised—

(a)

so as to make different provision—

(i)

with respect to different cases or different classes of cases, or

(ii)

in respect of the same case or class of case for different purposes;

(b)

in relation to all cases to which the power extends or in relation to all those cases subject to specified exceptions; or

(c)

so as to make any supplementary, incidental or consequential provisions which the Privy Council considers necessary or expedient.

(3)

The power to make an order under paragraph (1) shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

(4)

For the purposes of section 1 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946^f1 (definition of “Statutory Instrument”), paragraph (3) shall have effect as if contained in an Act of Parliament.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1946 c.36; section 1 has been amended by the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c.38), Schedule 12, paragraph 2.