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Section 15 Short title, interpretation, commencement, etc.I1

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991.

(2)

In this Act “the old law” means the M1Export Guarantees and Overseas Investment Act 1978 and any earlier enactment from which any provision of that Act was derived.

(3)

Any power to make an order under section 5 or 6 of this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument and no such order shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by resolution of the House of Commons.

(4)

The Export Guarantees and Overseas Investment Act 1978 is repealed.

(5)

Subsection (4) above does not affect any power exercisable by the Secretary of State in respect of arrangements made under the old law.

F1P1(6)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 15(6) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 16 Group 2

Marginal citations

M1

1978 c. 18.

Commencement

I1

S. 15 wholly in force at 23.10.1991 see s. 15(6) and S.I. 1991/2430, art. 2

Subordinate legislation made

P1

S. 15(6) power exercised by S.I.1991/2430

Notes on Part III

Commencement

I1

Part III wholly in force at 23.10.1991 see s. 15(6) and S.I. 1991/2430, art. 2