Commencement Date
95.Section 38 provides for commencement two months after Royal Assent except as provided in subsections (2) and (3).
96.Subsection (2) provides for sections 10 and 11 (consultation and procedure) and section 35 to 39 (final) to come into force on the day in which Act is passed.
97.Subsection (3) confers power on the Secretary of State to make provision for section 30 and Schedule 6 to come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint. The Secretary of State may appoint different days for different purposes. The effect of this is that different regional development agencies could be abolished at different stages by the Secretary of State.