Commentary on Sections PART 6 – General Section 115: Pre-consolidation amendments
This section, in association with the repeal of Article 294 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 contained in Part 5 of Schedule 10, re-enacts a pre-consolidation order making power so that legislation made subsequent to the passing of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 can also be included within the scope of such an order.
Subsection (1) provides a power to modify statutory provisions listed in subsection (2) where in the opinion of the Department such modifications facilitate, or are desirable in connection with, the consolidation of any of those statutory provisions.