Commentary on provisions of Act Section 5: Supplementary provision about regulations
Section 5 includes supplementary provision about regulations under the Act.
	Subsection (1)(a) contains a power to enable the Secretary of State to amend, by regulations, the rarely used Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Acts 1915 and 1916 so that they no longer apply in England and Wales. Subsection (1)(b) enables the Secretary of State to make consequential provision in respect of regulations amending the Marriage Act 1949 made under Section 1 of the Act.
	Subsection (2) confers a power on the Secretary of State to make provision in consequence of regulations under section 2.
	Subsection (3) enables the Lord Chancellor to make consequential provision in respect of regulations amending part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 made under Section 4. .
	Regulations made under subsections (1) or (2) or (3) may include provision to amend, repeal or revoke provisions made under primary legislation as defined in subsection (9). The regulations may make different provision for different purposes or for specific cases. Regulations made under section 2 and regulations under any other section of the Act that amend, repeal or revoke any provision in primary legislation are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure and require the approval of both Houses of Parliament.