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Index of defined expressions.     117. In this Act the expressions listed below are defined by the provisions specified.
 
 
 
Expression
 
Interpretation provision
 
Act
 
Section 116
 
Action
 
Section 116
 
Action taken for the purposes of terrorism
 
Section 1(3)
 
Article
 
Section 116
 
Authorised officer
 
Section 23(1)
 
Cash
 
Section 23(2)
 
Cordoned area
 
Section 32
 
Customs officer
 
Section 116
 
Dwelling
 
Section 116
 
Examining officer
 
Schedule 6, paragraph 1
 
Explosive
 
Section 116
 
Firearm
 
Section 116
 
Immigration officer
 
Section 116
 
The Islands
 
Section 116
 
Organisation
 
Section 116
 
Premises
 
Section 116
 
Property
 
Section 116
 
Proscribed organisation
 
Section 3(1)
 
Public place
 
Section 116
 
Road
 
Section 116
 
Scheduled offence (in Part VII)
 
Section 62
 
Terrorism
 
Section 1
 
Terrorist (in Part V)
 
Section 38
 
Terrorist investigation
 
Section 31
 
Terrorist property
 
Section 13
 
Vehicle
 
Section 116
 
Vehicle (in sections 46 to 49)
 
Section 50
Orders and regulations.     118. - (1) An order or regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act-
 
 
    (a) shall be made by statutory instrument, and
 
    (b) may contain savings and transitional provisions.
      (2) An order or regulations under any of the following provisions shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament-
 
 
    (a) section 4(3);
 
    (b) section 23(2)(e);
 
    (c) section 69;
 
    (d) section 76(5);
 
    (e) section 77(9);
 
    (f) section 94(1) or (3);
 
    (g) section 97(1)(b);
 
    (h) section 114(2);
 
    (i) paragraph 49(1) of Schedule 4;
 
    (j) paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 6;
 
    (k) paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.
      (3) An order or regulations under any of the following provisions shall not be made, subject to subsection (4), unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament-
 
 
    (a) section 3(3);
 
    (b) section 51(2);
 
    (c) section 62(3);
 
    (d) section 93;
 
    (e) section 98(4);
 
    (f) section 108(2);
 
    (g) paragraph 16 of Schedule 6;
 
    (h) paragraph 4(1)(e) of Schedule 12;
 
    (i) paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 12.
      (4) An order or regulations under a provision mentioned in subsection (3), except for paragraph (b), may be made without a draft having been approved if the Secretary of State is of the opinion that it is necessary by reason of urgency; and the order-
 
 
    (a) shall contain a declaration of the Secretary of State's opinion, and
 
    (b) shall cease to have effect at the end of the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the Secretary of State makes the order, unless a resolution approving the order is passed by each House during that period.
      (5) For the purposes of subsection (4)-
 
 
    (a) a code of practice or revised code to which an order relates shall cease to have effect together with the order,
 
    (b) an order's ceasing to have effect shall be without prejudice to anything previously done or to the making of a new order (or the issue of a new code), and
 
    (c) the period of 40 days shall be computed in accordance with section 7(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946.
      (6) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to an order made-
 
 
    (a) under section 91, or
 
    (b) under regulations made under section 93.
Directions.     119. A direction given under this Act may be varied or revoked by a further direction.
 
Amendments and repeals.     120. - (1) Schedule 13 (consequential amendments) shall have effect.
 
      (2) The enactments listed in Schedule 14 are hereby repealed or revoked to the extent specified.
 
Money.     121. The following shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament-
 
 
    (a) any expenditure of a Minister of the Crown under or by virtue of this Act, and
 
    (b) any increase in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under any other enactment.
 
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