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Transitionals and savings.     233. - (1) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument make any transitional provisions or savings which he considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.
 
      (2) The power conferred by subsection (1) is exercisable as respects Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (and not the Secretary of State) in relation to Parts II and III (and the repeals relating to Part II).
 
Power to make amendments.     234. - (1) The Secretary of State may, in consequence of any provision of this Act or of any instrument made under it, by order made by statutory instrument make such amendments (including repeals or revocations) as appear to him to be appropriate in-
 
 
    (a) any Act (whether public general or local) passed, or
 
    (b) any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) made,
  before that provision comes into force.
 
      (2) The power conferred by subsection (1) is exercisable as respects Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (and not the Secretary of State) in relation to Parts II and III and any instruments made under them.
 
      (3) No order shall be made under subsection (1) by the Secretary of State unless a draft of the order containing it has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.
 
Financial provision.     235. - (1) There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament-
 
 
    (a) any expenditure incurred by any Minister of the Crown or government department under or by virtue of this Act (apart from any expenditure to be met from the National Loans Fund), and
 
    (b) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other enactment.
      (2) There shall be issued to the Secretary of State by the Treasury out of the National Loans Fund any sums required by him for-
 
 
    (a) making loans under section 50 to a transferee, or
 
    (b) making loans to the Strategic Rail Authority.
      (3) There shall be paid into the National Loans Fund any repayment of, or payment of interest on, loans-
 
 
    (a) made under section 50 by the Secretary of State to a transferee, or
 
    (b) made by the Secretary of State to the Strategic Rail Authority.
      (4) The assets of the National Loans Fund shall be reduced by an amount corresponding to such liability as the Secretary of State extinguishes by order under section 55.
 
      (5) There shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund any sums received by any Minister of the Crown or government department under or by virtue of this Act (apart from any sums required to be paid into the National Loans Fund).
 
Extent.     236. - (1) Parts II and III, and the repeals relating to those Parts, extend only to England and Wales.
 
      (2) Subject as follows, Part IV and sections 227, 228 and 229 and Schedule 26 extend only to England and Wales and Scotland.
 
      (3) The amendments made by Parts I and IV, and the repeals and revocations relating to those Parts, have the same extent as the enactments to which they relate (except where it is otherwise provided).
 
      (4) Section 218 extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
 
Short title.     237. This Act may be cited as the Transport Act 2000.
 
 
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