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Residential tenancies
42Extension to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
(1)
The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for enabling any of the residential tenancies provisions to apply in relation to Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
(2)
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision which—
(a)
has a similar effect to any of the residential tenancies provisions, and
(b)
applies in relation to Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
(3)
Regulations under subsection (1) or (2) may—
(a)
amend, repeal or revoke any enactment;
(b)
confer functions on any person.
(4)
Regulations under subsection (1) or (2) may not confer functions on—
(a)
the Welsh Ministers,
(b)
the Scottish Ministers,
(c)
the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland,
(d)
a Northern Ireland Minister, or
(e)
a Northern Ireland department.
(5)
In this section—
“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 or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales;
(c)
an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
(d)
an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation;
“the residential tenancies provisions” means sections 39 to 41 and the amendments made by those sections.