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.