General
22Commencement
1
The provisions of this Act come into force as follows—
a
sections 1 to 9 and Parts 1 and 2 of the Schedule come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint;
b
section 10 and Part 3 of the Schedule come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;
c
sections 11 and 12 and Part 4 of the Schedule come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint;
d
sections 13 and 14 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;
e
sections 15 to 17 and Part 5 of the Schedule come into force on 6 April 2009;
f
sections 18 and 19 come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint;
g
the remaining provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
2
An order under subsection (1) is to be made by statutory instrument.
3
An order under subsection (1) may—
a
appoint different days for different purposes;
b
contain transitional provision, or savings.