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<Addition ChangeId="d29p7139" CommentaryRef="c11040381">2</Addition>
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<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p7139" CommentaryRef="c11040381">This section applies in relation to things done or omitted on or after the appointed day.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/section/70/3/2000-10-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/section/70/3" id="section-70-3">
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3
</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p7139" CommentaryRef="c11040381">The reference in subsection (2) to the appointed day is to such day as is appointed for the purposes of this section by the Secretary of State by order.</Addition>
</Text>
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<Commentary id="c11040381" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00948" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/section/70" SectionRef="section-70">S. 70</CitationSubRef>
repealed (E.W.) (19.6.1997) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/25" id="c00949" Year="1997" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="25">1997 c. 25</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00950" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/25/section/73/3" CitationRef="c00949" SectionRef="section-73-3">ss. 73(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00951" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/25/section/74/1" CitationRef="c00949" SectionRef="section-74-1">74(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00952" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/25/schedule/6/part/I" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00949" SectionRef="schedule-6-part-I">Sch. 6 Pt.I</CitationSubRef>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040391" Type="E">
<Para>
<Text>
In its application to Northern Ireland, this section has effect subject to the modifications set out in Schedule 4; see
<CitationSubRef id="c00953" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/section/79" SectionRef="section-79">s. 79</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
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<Commentary id="c11040401" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1979/55" id="c00954" Year="1979" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="55">1979 c. 55</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040411" Type="P">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00955" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/section/70/3" SectionRef="section-70-3">S. 70(3)</CitationSubRef>
power wholly exercised (7.9.1996): 1.10.1996 appointed day by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2343" id="c00956" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="2343">S.I. 1996/2343</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
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