Section 36: Licensing Act 2003: amendments relating to illegal working

Immigration Act 2016 · 2016 c. 19View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Labour market and illegal working — CHAPTER 2: Illegal working

Schedule 4 (Licensing Act 2003: amendments relating to illegal working) has effect.

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision which—

has a similar effect to the amendments made by Schedule 4, and
applies in relation to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Regulations under subsection (2) may—

amend, repeal or revoke any enactment;
confer functions on any person.

Regulations under subsection (2) may not confer functions on—

the Scottish Ministers,
the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland,
a Northern Ireland Minister, or
a Northern Ireland department.

In this section "enactment" includes—

an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978;
an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation.

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