The Act provides that the appropriate department may by order modify—
(a) any statutory provision; or
(b) any provision of a scheme, licence, authorisation or approval issued, granted or given by or under any statutory provision,
A legislative Direction is required upon the introduction of an Order made under the Act to give effect to the provisions of the Order therein.
The Department for Communities makes proposed Directions in accordance with regulation 32ZA of and paragraph 2 of Schedule 8D to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987.
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