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Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010

Commentary on Sections

Part 7: Miscellaneous and Final Provisions

Section 52: Extent, commencement, transitional provision and short title

328.Subsection (1) provides that any other amendment or repeal made by the Act will have the same extent as the Act or relevant part of the Act to which it relates.

329.Subsection (2) provides that the Act, with the exception of those provisions set out in subsection (3), will come into force on a day which a Minister of the Crown or two or more Ministers acting jointly, decide by order and that different provisions may be brought into force at different times.

330.Subsection (3) provides that sections 41, 42 and Part 7 of the Act will come into force on the day the Act is passed.

331.Subsection (4) provides that a Minister of the Crown or two or more Ministers acting jointly may make an order making transitional, transitory or saving provisions in relation to the commencement of the provisions of the Act.

332.Subsection (5) provides that an order under subsections (2) or (4) must be made by statutory instrument.

333.Subsection (6) sets out the short title of the Act.

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