The power will allow the Secretary of State to make consequential amendments arising from the Act, for example removing now-defunct terms from other pieces of legislation (an example is given below to further illustrate this). Any such amendments that involve amending primary legislation are subject to the affirmative procedure.
Example: References to section 21 in other legislation
After the Act has passed into law, a previously un-noticed reference to section 21 (of the Housing Act 1988) is discovered in the Housing Act 2004. Using this power, the Secretary of State is able to remove the reference to section 21 from the legislation and replace it with a suitable alternative to ensure this section of the Housing Act 2004 continues to function as intended. The use of the affirmative procedure means Parliament is given the opportunity to debate whether this change is appropriate to make.
Part 5: General Section 143: Power of Secretary of State to make consequential provision Proposed use of power