17 Consequential provision
Bribery Act 2010 (2010 c 23) | Legislation

17  Consequential provision

(1)     The following common law offences are abolished—

(a)     the offences under the law of England and Wales and Northern Ireland of bribery and embracery,

(b)     the offences under the law of Scotland of bribery and accepting a bribe.

(2)     Schedule 1 (which contains consequential amendments) has effect.

(3)     Schedule 2 (which contains repeals and revocations) has effect.

(4)     The relevant national authority may by order make such supplementary, incidental or consequential provision as the relevant national authority considers appropriate for the purposes of this Act or in consequence of this Act.

(5)     The power to make an order under this section—

(a)     is exercisable by statutory instrument [(subject to subsection (9A))],

(b)     includes power to make transitional, transitory or saving provision,

(c)     may, in particular, be exercised by amending, repealing, revoking or otherwise modifying

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