Section 48 and Schedule 18: Powers to act for the protection of public health: Northern Ireland Section 63: Power to make supplementary etc provision
This section provides the Secretary of State or the Minister for the Cabinet Office with the power to make, by regulations, supplementary provision in connection with the postponement of polls under sections 60 to 62. Such regulations would be subject to the negative procedure.
	Regulations made under this section could deal with a variety of matters, including, for example:
Provision about things done (or not done) in connection with any poll prior to its postponement (which could include provision disapplying any criminal liability that might otherwise arise e.g. for returning officers, counting officers or presiding officers)
The handling of nominations of candidates
The handling of postal ballots
The terms of office of incumbent office holders, which might need to be extended in the event of an election being postponed
The handling of expenses of persons other than local authorities (e.g. candidate expenses)
Compensation of local authorities or candidates incurring additional expenditure as a result of the Act
Making any necessary amendments to orders under section 7 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (orders giving effect to structural changes, proposals affecting the membership, or governance arrangements of local authorities).
	Regulations made under this section make retrospective provision, to deal with situations where an election timetable has automatically been triggered. This will, for example, enable provision to be made disapplying (after the event) certain statutory steps that should have been taken in the run-up to the original poll date.
	This section allows regulations under this section to amend, repeal or revoke statutory provisions (including primary legislation).
	This section provides for regulations under the power to be subject to the negative procedure.
	The territorial extent and application of this section is England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.