Mental Health Act 2013
228Amendment of Schedule 1
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228 Amendment of Schedule 1
(1) The Governor, by order, may amend Schedule 1 at any time by –
(a) adding provisions of any kind to the Schedule; or
(b) omitting provisions of any kind from the Schedule; or
(c) substituting provisions of any kind of the Schedule; or
(d) doing any combination of those things.
(2) An order under subsection (1) is not an instrument of a legislative character for the purposes of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 .
(3) The provisions of sections 47(3) , (3A) , (4) , (5) , (6) and (7) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 apply to an order under subsection (1) as if the order were regulations within the meaning of that Act.
(4) An order under subsection (1) is to be, within 7 days of the order being published in the Gazette, sent to the Subordinate Legislation Committee for the time being constituted under the Subordinate Legislation Committee Act 1969 .
(5) An order under subsection (1) is to be taken to be a regulation for the purposes of the Subordinate Legislation Committee Act 1969 .