What the official record says
This Act is the Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act (No 3) . 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 prevent the lapse (expiry or deemed revocation) of certain subordinate legislation that, by virtue of the Acts under which it is made, lapses at a stated time unless earlier confirmed or validated by an Act of Parliament. In the light of their purpose, the validations effected by do not— express an intention to give legislative force to the provisions of the enactments validated; or apply to any reason for invalidating any of those enactments; or override any presumption that would otherwise apply to any of those enactments. This Act binds the Crown. The Subordinate Legislation (Confirmati