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18 Short title, commencement and extent.U.K.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Gas Act 1995.
(2)This Act, except—
(a)this section;
(b)sections 8(2), 11(1) to (5), 12 and 13;
(c)section 17(1) and (2) and Schedule 5; and
(d)so far as relating to the repeal of section 62(7) of the 1986 Act, section 17(5) and Schedule 6,
shall come into force on the appointed day, that is to say, such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument under this subsection appoint.
(3)Without prejudice to section 13 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (anticipatory exercise of powers), any power conferred on the Secretary of State or the Director by a provision of this Act which comes into force by virtue of subsection (2) above may be exercised before the appointed day provided that nothing done in the exercise of that power has effect before that day.
(4)Section 12 above shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument under this subsection appoint.
(5)This Act, except—
(a)this section;
(b)subsections (1) to (6) of section 11;
(c)paragraphs 1 to 3, 6, 7, 23 and 30 of Schedule 5 and section 17(1) and (2) so far as relating to those paragraphs; and
(d)Schedule 6 and section 17(5) so far as relating to the repeals of paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the M1Fair Trading Act 1973 and sections 62(7) and 63 of and paragraph 15(4) of Schedule 7 to the 1986 Act,
does not extend to Northern Ireland.
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P1S. 18(2) power fully exercised (5.2.1996): 1.3.1996 appointed day by S.I. 1996/218, art. 2.
P2S. 18(4) power fully exercised (5.2.1996): s. 12 in force at 1.3.1996 by S.I. 1996/218, art. 3.
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