Commentary on Sections Part 12: GENERAL Section 159: Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations; Section 160 Transitional, transitory or saving provision; Section 161: Supplementary provision about regulations; Section 162: Financial provisions; and Section 163: Extent
858.These sections make general provision for the Act.
859.Section 159 confers upon a Minister of the Crown a regulation making power to amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify any provision made by or under an enactment where appropriate in consequence of this Act. Section 161 makes general provision for regulations made under the Act and sets out the procedure which is to apply in respect of the powers conferred by the Act. It states that these powers include the power to make different provision for different cases and to make incidental, consequential, supplementary or transitory provision or savings.