What the official record says
This Act is the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. The purpose of this Act is to confirm certain confirmable instruments and annual confirmable instruments that, unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament, are— revoked at the applicable deadline under section 47C(1)(a) or (b) of the Legislation Act 2012; or taken after the applicable deadline to have been invalid for their past operation (because they have been revoked with effect before or on the deadline) under section 47D of the Legislation Act 2012. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, and have the same meanings as in section 47B of the Legislation Act 2012. This Act binds the Crown. The Subordinate Legislation Confi