Section 2A: Power to amend implied terms, Mobile Homes Act 1983

The Secretary of State may by order make such amendments of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

An order under this section—

shall be made by statutory instrument;

may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different areas;

may contain such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional or saving provisions as the authority making the order considers appropriate.

Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (1) and (2), an order under this section may—

make provision for or in connection with the determination by the court or a tribunal of such questions, or the making by the court or a tribunal of such orders, as are specified in the order;

make such amendments of any provision of this Act as the authority making the order considers appropriate in consequence of any amendment made by the order in Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 1.

The first order made under this section in relation to England or Wales respectively may provide for all or any of its provisions to apply in relation to agreements to which this Act applies that were made at any time before the day on which the order comes into force (as well as in relation to such agreements made on or after that day).

No order may be made ... under this section unless the Secretary of State has consulted—

such organisations as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of interests substantially affected by the order; and

such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

No order may be made ... under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Section 2A: Power to amend implied terms

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