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(1)Part 1 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(2)Part 2 comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Secretary of State.
(3)Part 3 comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Assembly subject to subsections (4) and (5).
(4)The Assembly must obtain the consent of the Secretary of State before making provision under subsection (3) in relation to section 25(4)(a) to (c) or 31(3)(a) to (c), (f) or (g).
(5)In section 28, the following provisions come into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Secretary of State after consulting the Assembly—
(a)subsection (1)(d) to (h);
(b)subsection (2), so far as relating to the persons and bodies referred to in subsection (1)(d) to (h);
(c)subsection (5).
(6)Part 4 comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Assembly with the consent of the Secretary of State.
(7)In Part 5—
(a)section 44 so far as relating to England comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Secretary of State, and so far as relating to Wales in accordance with provision made by order by the Assembly;
(b)sections 45 to 47 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;
(c)section 48 and Schedule 4 so far as relating to England come into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Secretary of State, and so far as relating to Wales in accordance with provision made by order by the Assembly;
(d)section 49 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;
(e)sections 50 to 57 so far as relating to England come into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Secretary of State, and so far as relating to Wales in accordance with provision made by order by the Assembly;
(f)section 58 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;
(g)section 59 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed;
(h)section 60 comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Secretary of State;
(i)section 61 comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Assembly;
(j)section 62 comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Lord Chancellor;
(k)section 63 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(8)This Part comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed except that Schedule 5 comes into force in accordance with the commencement provisions set out in that Schedule.
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