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(1)The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—
section 81(2) and (3),
this section, and
section 104.
(2)The following provisions of this Act come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—
section 1 and Schedule 1,
sections 3 to 11 and Schedule 3,
sections 15 to 17,
section 19,
Chapters II and III of Part I,
sections 40 to 45,
section 52,
sections 58 and 59,
sections 64 to 67 and Schedule 7 (apart from paragraphs 6 and 7 of that Schedule),
Part III (apart from section 81(2) and (3)), and Schedules 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 and Parts III and IV of Schedule 16,
sections 94 and 95, and
section 98.
(3)The remaining provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales) may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
(4)Different days may be appointed under subsection (3) for different purposes or different areas.
(5)An order under subsection (3) may contain such transitional provisions or savings (including provisions modifying the effect of any enactment) as appear to the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales (as the case may be) to be necessary or expedient in connection with any provision brought into force by the order.
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