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Section 47: Consequential provision

Digital Economy Act 2017 · 2017 c. 30View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 5: Digital government — CHAPTER 2: Civil registration

The Secretary of State may by regulations make the provision in subsection (2) in consequence of any provision made by section 46.

The provision mentioned in subsection (1) is provision amending, repealing or revoking any provision of any enactment passed or made before or in the same Session as this Act.

Regulations under this section must be made by statutory instrument.

Regulations under this section may—

make different provision for different purposes;
contain transitional or transitory provision or savings.

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section which amend or repeal an Act may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

A statutory instrument containing any other regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

In this section "enactment" includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978.

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