Legislation – Mental Health Act 2025

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53Power of Secretary of State to make consequential provision

(1)

The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision that is consequential on this Act.

(2)

Regulations under this section may amend, repeal or revoke provision made by or under primary legislation passed—

(a)

before this Act, or

(b)

later in the same session of Parliament as this Act.

(3)

In this section “primary legislation” means—

(a)

an Act, or

(b)

an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru.

(4)

A statutory instrument containing (alone or with other provision) regulations under this section that amend or repeal provision made by primary legislation may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(5)

Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

54Power of Welsh Ministers to make consequential provision

(1)

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision that is consequential on this Act.

(2)

The only provision that may be made by virtue of this section is provision that would be within the legislative competence of Senedd Cymru if contained in an Act of the Senedd.

(3)

Regulations under this section may amend, repeal or revoke provision made by or under primary legislation passed—

(a)

before this Act, or

(b)

later in the same session of Parliament as this Act.

(4)

In this section “primary legislation” means—

(a)

an Act, or

(b)

an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru.

(5)

(6)

Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.

55Extent

(1)

An amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed subject to subsection (2).

(2)

Section 51, section 53, this section and sections 56 and 57 extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

56Commencement

(1)

Sections 30(2), 32, 35, 36(1) and (3)(b), 38 and 39 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(2)

Sections 53 to 55, this section and section 57 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

(3)

Except as mentioned in subsections (1) and (2), this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

(4)

Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.

(5)

Different days may be appointed under subsection (3) for different purposes.

(6)

The Secretary of State may by regulations make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

(7)

The power to make regulations under subsection (6) includes power to make different provision for different purposes.

(8)

Transitional and savings made by regulations under subsection (6) are additional, and without prejudice, to those made by any other provision of this Act.

57Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Act 2025.