- “prescribed” means prescribed by an Order in Councils under section 1 of this Act or by an instrument made under such an Order.
(2) Subject to section 2(5) of this Act, any reference in this Act to any enactment or instrument is a reference to it as amended, and includes a reference to it as applied, by or under any other enactment.
(3) Except as otherwise provided by or under this Act or an enactment passed before the date of the passing of this Act, a hovercraft shall not be treated as being a ship, aircraft or motor vehicle for the purposes of any such enactment or any instrument having effect by virtue of any such enactment.
Northern Ireland. 5.—(1) Nothing in this Act restricts the power of the Parliament of Northern Ireland to make laws, and any laws made by that Parliament in the exercise of that power shall have effect notwithstanding anything in this Act.
(2) No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order under this Act containing provisions which extend to Northern Ireland and relate to matters in respect of which the Parliament of Northern Ireland has power to make laws unless a draft of those provisions has been approved by a resolution of each House of that Parliament.
(3) The reference to the Treasury in paragraph (p) of section 1(1) of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the Ministry of Finance for Northern Ireland in relation to the fees to be specified in any provision to be made by virtue of that paragraph so far as the provision is to extend to Northern Ireland and relate to matters in respect of which the Parliament of Northern Ireland has power to make laws.
Financial provisions. 6.—(1) Any expenses incurred or sums received under this Act by any Minister of the Crown or government department (except the Postmaster General) shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament or paid into the Consolidated Fund, as the case may be.
(2) Any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which, under any other enactment, are payable out of or into the Consolidated Fund or the National Loans Fund or out of moneys provided by Parliament shall be paid out of or into that Fund or out of moneys so provided, as the case may be.
Short title and commencement. 7.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Hovercraft Act 1968.
(2) This Act, except section 4(3), shall come into operation on the expiration of the period of one month beginning with the date on which it is passed, and section 4(3) of this Act shall come into operation on such date as the Board of Trade may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.
