247 Provisions to which section 246 applies: Acts of Parliament etc
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247  Provisions to which section 246 applies: Acts of Parliament etc

(1)     Section 246 applies to—

(a)     any provision listed in Schedule 21 (references to stepchildren, in-laws etc in existing Acts),

(b)     except in so far as otherwise provided, any provision made by a future Act, and

(c)     except in so far as otherwise provided, any provision made by future subordinate legislation.

(2)     A Minister of the Crown may by order—

(a)     amend Schedule 21 by adding to it any provision of an existing Act;

(b)     provide for section 246 to apply to prescribed provisions of existing subordinate legislation.

(3)     The power conferred by subsection (2) is also exercisable—

(a)     by the Scottish Ministers, in relation to a relevant Scottish provision;

(b)

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