Terrorism Bill - continued        House of Lords
PART VIII, GENERAL - continued

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Money.     126. 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.
Commencement.     127. - (1) The preceding provisions of this Act, apart from section 2(2) and Schedule 1, shall come into force in accordance with provision made by the Secretary of State by order.
 
      (2) An order under this section may make different provision for different purposes.
 
Transitional provisions.     128. - (1) A person who, immediately before the coming into force of section 2(1)(a), is being detained by virtue of a provision of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 shall be treated as lawfully detained under the corresponding provision of this Act.
 
      (2) But where a person is, immediately before the coming into force of section 2(1)(a), being detained by virtue of Schedule 5 to the 1989 Act (port and border controls), the provisions of that Schedule shall continue to apply to him, in place of the provisions of Schedules 7 and 8 to this Act, until his detention comes to an end.
 
      (3) A person who, immediately before the coming into force of section 2(1)(b), is being detained by virtue of a provision of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 shall be treated as lawfully detained under the corresponding provision of this Act.
 
      (4) Where this Act repeals and re-enacts a provision of-
 
 
    (a) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, or
 
    (b) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996,
  the repeal and re-enactment shall not, unless the contrary intention appears, affect the continuity of the law.
 
      (5) Any document made, served or issued after the commencement of paragraph (a) or (b) of section 2(1) which contains a reference to an enactment repealed by that paragraph shall, so far as the context permits, be construed as referring to or (as the context may require) including a reference to the corresponding provision of this Act.
 
      (6) Any document made, served or issued after the commencement of this Act which contains a reference to a provision of this Act shall, so far as the context permits, be construed as referring to or (as the context may require) including a reference to the corresponding provision of-
 
 
    (a) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, or
 
    (b) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996.
Extent.     129. - (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), this Act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.
 
      (2) Section 59 shall extend to England and Wales only.
 
      (3) The following shall extend to Northern Ireland only-
 
 
    (a) section 60, and
 
    (b) Part VII.
      (4) Section 61 shall extend to Scotland only.
 
      (5) In Schedule 5-
 
 
    (a) Part I shall extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only, and
 
    (b) Part II shall extend to Scotland only.
      (6) The amendments and repeals in Schedules 15 and 16 shall have the same extent as the enactments to which they relate.
 
Short title.     130. This Act may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000.
 
 
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