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(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations of general application make such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provision as may appear to him to be necessary or proper for the purposes or in consequence of orders under this Part of this Act or for giving full effect thereto; and nothing in any other provision of this Act shall be construed as prejudicing the generality of this subsection.
(2)Regulations under this section may apply, with or without modifications, or extend, exclude or amend, or repeal or revoke, with or without savings, any provision of a local Act or any instrument made under an Act.
(3)A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(4)An order under this Part of this Act may include the like provision in relation to the order as may be made by regulations of general application under this section by virtue of subsections (1) and (2) above; and nothing in any other provision of this Act shall be construed as prejudicing the generality of this subsection.
(5)Any such order may also include provision with respect to—
(a)the name of any altered area;
(b)the constitution and election of public bodies in any area affected by the order;
(c)the retiral of existing councillors for electoral [F1wards] which have been abolished or the assignment of such councillors and of other existing councillors to new or altered electoral [F1wards], and the first election of councillors for any new or altered electoral [F1wards];
(d)without prejudice to paragraph (c) above, the holding of a fresh election of councillors for all electoral [F1wards] in the local government area in question in a case where substantial changes have been made to some of those [F1wards];
(e)the abolition or establishment, or the restriction or extension, of the jurisdiction of any public body in or over any part of the area affected by the order;
(f)the register of electors to be used at any election of F2. . . councillors for any electoral [F3ward] affected by the order.
(6)In this section and in section 25 of this Act, “public body” means a local authority, joint board or joint committee.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 24(5)(c)(d) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 92(6)(a); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
F2Words in s. 24(5)(f) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 92(6)(b)(i), Sch. 14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2
F3Word in s. 24(5)(f) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 92(6)(b)(ii); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
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