(1)This Act comes into force on such day or days as the Secretary of State may appoint by order, subject to subsection (2).
(2)This section and sections 20, 21(2) to (4), 23 and 24 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(3)An order under this section—
(a)may appoint different days for different purposes, and
(b)in relation to sections 1 to 7, Schedules 1, 2 and 3 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 6, may appoint different days for different areas.
(4)An order under this section is to be made by statutory instrument.