65. Section 28 (2) specifically provides that Orders in Council
under that section may be varied or revoked by subsequent Orders. If
provision to give effect to these instructions is made by means of
amendments of the 1965 Act, it would seem that that power should be
sufficient. However, Counsel is asked to have the point in mind and
to make further provision if that seems necessary.
COMMENCEMENT
66. Some of the provisions mentioned above will be required to be
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brought into force shortly after Royal Assent, though there may need to
be a period of time to allow licensees to make new insurance arrangement: while other provisions will not be brought into force until the
Protocols have received enough ratifications to bring them into force.
Counsel
Counsel is therefore asked to provide that different days may be
appointed for different provisions of the Act.
67. Both Section 18(3) of the Amendment Act and section 30 (2) of
the 1965 Act contained such provisions. In both cases the method
employed was an Order in Council. It has not been possible to discover
the reason why Orders in Council were employed under the earlier Acts, though it is thought that it may be due to the fact that those Acts are
concerned with implementing international obligations. Counsel is
asked to consider if such orders are necessary here or whether the Act
can be brought into force by commencement orders made by the
Secretary of State.
68.
If there is no special reason for using Orders in Council, appointed day orders made by the Secretary of State would be preferred.