The Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No.3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015

Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2015

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 1st October 2015—

(a) section 1 (health and safety at work: general duty of self-employed persons) so far as not already in force(1);

(b) section 15 (suppliers of fuel and fireplaces);

(c) section 17 (authorisation of insolvency practitioners);

(d) section 18 and Schedule 5 (auditors ceasing to hold office);

(e) section 19(2) (insolvency and company law) so far as it relates to the following provisions of Schedule 6, and those provisions:-

(i) Part 1 (deeds of arrangement);

(ii) paragraphs 4, 6 and 7 of Part 2 (administration of companies);

(iii) Part 3 (winding up of companies);

(iv) Part 4 (disqualification of unfit directors of insolvent companies);

(v) paragraph 12 of Part 5, so far as it relates to paragraph 16 of Part 5, and paragraph 16 of Part 5 (bankruptcy); and

(vi) Part 6 (authorisation of insolvency practitioners);

(f) section 59, so far as it relates to Part 5 (noise abatement zones) of Schedule 13, and Part 5 of that Schedule;

(g) section 66(1) to (4) (schools: reduction of burdens);

(h) section 71(late night refreshment).

(1)

By virtue of section 115(2) of the Act.

(2)

Section 19, to the extent that it relates to paragraph 5, and Parts 7 and 8 of Schedule 6, was commenced by section 115(5) of the Act. Paragraph 5 and Parts 7 and 8 of Schedule 6 were commenced by section 115(3)(n) of the Act.