9. (1) The Minister may, by regulations made under this section, amend a statutory instrument made under an Act other than this Act, for the following purposes:

(a) to amend a reference to a Garda district or sub-district to refer to a division of the Garda Síochána (howsoever expressed);

(b) to amend a reference to a specified superintendent of the Garda Síochána (including in relation to the performance by the superintendent of functions) to refer to one or more superintendents or inspectors of the Garda Síochána;

(c) to amend a reference to a specified sergeant of the Garda Síochána (including in relation to the performance by the sergeant of functions) to refer to one or more sergeants of the Garda Síochána;

(d) to amend a reference to a specified District Garda Síochána Headquarters to a specified Garda Síochána station;

(e) to amend a definition where that definition refers to a Garda district or a specified superintendent to refer to a division of the Garda Síochána (howsoever expressed) or to one or more superintendents or inspectors of the Garda Síochána, as the case may be;

(f) to provide that a reference in a statutory instrument that came into operation on or after 1 January 1946 to a Garda operational area called the Dublin Metropolitan Area is to be construed as a reference to the Dublin Metropolitan Region;

in order to give effect to a determination of the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána under section 33(1) of the Act of 2005, whether the determination was made before or after the date on which this section comes into operation.

(2) Regulations made under this section may amend more than one statutory instrument, and each such instrument may have been made under a different Act.

(3) Regulations made under this section may include any necessary savings or transitional provisions.