Section 59 Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals.I1

United Kingdom

(1)

The enactments mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified (being minor amendments and amendments consequential on the preceding provisions of this Act).

(2)

F1The Secretary of State may by order make such modifications of local Acts, and of subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the M1Interpretation Act 1978), as appear to them to be necessary or expedient in consequence of the provisions of this Act.

(3)

The transitional provisions and savings contained in Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect; but nothing in this subsection shall be taken as prejudicing the operation of sections 16 and 17 of the said Act of 1978 (which relate to the effect of repeals).

(4)

The enactments mentioned in Schedule 5 to this Act (which include some that are spent or no longer of practical utility) are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 59(2) substituted (1.4.2000) by 1999 c. 28, s. 40(1), Sch. 5 para. 8 (with ss. 38, 40(2)); S.I. 2000/1066, art. 2

Marginal citations

M1: 1978 c. 30.

Commencement

I1: S.59 wholly in force; s. 59 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 60(2)-(4); s. 59(1)(2)(3) wholly in force and s. 59(4) partly in force at 1.2.1991; s. 59(4) partly in force at 1.4.1992 by S.I. 1990/2732, art. 2(d)(iv); s. 59(4) partly in force at 3.4.1992 by S.I. 1992/57, art. 2