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Section 247: Provisions to which section 246 applies: Acts of Parliament etc.

Civil Partnership Act 2004 · 2004 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 6: Relationships arising through civil partnership

Section 246 applies to—

any provision listed in Schedule 21 (references to stepchildren, in-laws etc. in existing Acts),
except in so far as otherwise provided, any provision made by a future Act, and
except in so far as otherwise provided, any provision made by future subordinate legislation.

A Minister of the Crown may by order—

amend Schedule 21 by adding to it any provision of an existing Act;
provide for section 246 to apply to prescribed provisions of existing subordinate legislation.

The power conferred by subsection (2) is also exercisable—

by the Scottish Ministers, in relation to a relevant Scottish provision;
by a Northern Ireland department, in relation to a provision which deals with a transferred matter;
by the National Assembly for Wales, if the order is made by virtue of subsection (2)(b) and deals with matters with respect to which functions are exercisable by the Assembly.

Subject to subsection (5), the power to make an order under subsection (2) is exercisable by statutory instrument.

Any power of a Northern Ireland department to make an order under subsection (2) is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).

A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (2) made by a Minister of the Crown is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (2) made by the Scottish Ministers is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

A statutory rule containing an order under subsection (2) made by a Northern Ireland department is subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.))).

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