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The Secretary of State may by order require or permit the regulator to register—
a specified local authority, or
a specified class of local authority.
Registration under subsection (2)—
takes effect in accordance with any provision of the order about timing or other procedural or incidental matters, and
does not require an application for registration, ...
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If the Secretary of State thinks it necessary or desirable in connection with the registration of local authorities, the Secretary of State may by order—
provide for a provision of this Part or any other enactment not to apply in relation to registered local authorities;
provide for a provision of this Part or any other enactment to apply with specified modifications in relation to registered local authorities;
amend a provision of this Part or any other enactment.
In this section—
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"registered local authorities" means authorities or persons who are registered, registrable or to be registered as a result of an order under subsection ... (2) above.
Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State shall consult—
any authority or person likely to be affected by it, and
such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit.