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Part 5General

46Power to make consequential provision

(1)

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

(2)

Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, amend, repeal or revoke any enactment passed or made before, or in the same Session as, this Act.

(3)

In subsection (2) “enactment” includes—

(a)

an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978;

(b)

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

(c)

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;

(d)

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation.

(4)

The power to make regulations under subsection (1) includes power to make—

(a)

supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision;

(b)

different provision for different purposes or areas.

(5)

Regulations under subsection (1) are to be made by statutory instrument.

(6)

A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) regulations under subsection (1) which amend, repeal or revoke 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.

(7)

Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(8)

In this section “primary legislation” means—

(a)

an Act of Parliament,

(b)

an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

(c)

a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru, or

(d)

Northern Ireland legislation.

47Power to state effect in Sentencing Act 2020 of commencement of amendments made by this Act

The power in section 419(1) of the Sentencing Act 2020 (power to state effect of commencement provisions) applies in relation to any amendment or repeal made by or under this Act of that Act as it applies in relation to an amendment or repeal made by Schedule 22 to that Act.

48Extent

(1)

An amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision amended, repealed or revoked, subject to subsection (2)(a).

(2)

The following provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—

(a)

section 18;

(b)

section 34(4) and (5);

(c)

section 39(7);

(d)

this Part.

(3)

The other provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales only.

(4)

Nothing in subsections (1) to (3) limits the extent within the United Kingdom of any provision made, or inserted, by or under this Act so far as it is applied (by whatever words) by or under the Armed Forces Act 2006.

(5)

Subsections (1) and (2) of section 384 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (extent outside the United Kingdom) apply to the armed forces provisions as those subsections apply to the provisions of that Act.

(6)

The following are “armed forces provisions”—

(a)

a provision made, or inserted, by or under this Act so far as it is applied (by whatever words) by or under the Armed Forces Act 2006;

(b)

an amendment, modification or repeal made by or under this Act of—

(i)

a provision of or made under the Armed Forces Act 2006,

(ii)

a provision that amends, modifies or repeals a provision of, or made under, that Act, or

(iii)

any other provision, so far as the provision is applied (by whatever words) by or under that Act.

49Commencement

(1)

Subject to subsections (3) and (4), this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

(2)

Different days may be appointed for different purposes or areas.

(3)

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

(a)

sections 25 and 28;

(b)

this Part;

(c)

any other provision of this Act (including provision modifying other legislation) so far as it confers power to make regulations, rules or an order or is otherwise necessary for enabling the exercise of such a power on or after the day on which this Act is passed.

(4)

Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9, 11, 19, 20, 40, 41 and 43 and Schedules 1 and 2 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(5)

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.

(6)

The power to make regulations under subsection (5) includes power to make different provision for different purposes or areas.

(7)

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

50Short title

This Act may be cited as the Sentencing Act 2026.