(1)This Act may be cited as the Identity Cards Act 2006.
(2)The enactments in Schedule 2 are repealed to the extent shown in the second column of that Schedule.
(3)This Act (apart from this section and sections 36 and 38) shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.
(4)The power to bring provisions of this Act into force on different days for different purposes includes power—
(a)to bring provisions into force on different days in relation to different areas or descriptions of persons;
(b)to bring provisions into force in relation to a specified area or a specified description of persons for the purpose of conducting a trial of the arrangements under which the provisions will have effect when brought into force in relation to other areas or descriptions of persons; and
(c)power to make transitional provision in connection with the bringing into force of any provision of this Act following the conduct of such a trial.
(5)Sections 36 and 38 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(6)Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for provisions of this Act to extend with such modifications (if any) as She thinks fit to any of the Channel Islands or to the Isle of Man.
(7)Section 40(4) applies to the power of Her Majesty in Council to make an Order in Council under subsection (6) as it applies to the power of any other person to make an order under this Act.
(8)This Act extends to Northern Ireland.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 44(3) power partly exercised: 7.6.2006 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2006/1439}, art. 2; 30.9.2006 appointed for further specified provisions by {S.I. 2006/2602}, art. 2; 1.10.2009 appointed for further specified provisions and purposes by {S.I. 2009/2303}, art. 2; various dates appointed for further specified provisions and purposes by {S.I. 2009/2565}, art. 2; 30.11.2009 appointed for further specified provisions and purposes by {S.I. 2009/3032}, art. 2; 4.1.2010 appointed for further specified provisions and purposes by {S.I. 2009/3032}, art. 2