Part 2: Final Provisions Section 88: Power to suspend and revive provisions of this Act
This section allows measures in the Act to be suspended if no longer needed. It also allows for measures to be revived if needed again. The method of achieving suspension and revival is by way of a regulation made by a Minister. Subsection (2) provides that a "suspension" of a provision should be treated in the same way as a repeal for the purposes of applying the general savings provisions that apply to repeals contained in section 16(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978. Suspension and revival can be done more than once (subsection (4)). To provide for flexibility, subsection (5) allows Ministers to make the regulations for different purposes, on different days in different areas; and to make technical transitional, transitory and savings provisions in regulations made under the section.
	There are some provisions in the Act which would not be appropriate to suspend/revive. As such, subsection (6) sets out the provisions that the power to suspend or revive does not apply to.
	As with other sections within the Final Provision section of the Act, the section includes provisions which deal with how the powers should operate in respect of devolved matters. In particular, consent of the relevant Devolved Administration is required where a Minister of the UK Government exercises the power in relation to devolved matters. The Devolved Administrations are also given the same powers in so far as the provision being suspended or revived is within the legislative competence of the relevant Devolved Legislature.