2 Commencement, extent and short title
(1) This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.
(2) The repeals made by section 1 have the same extent as the provisions to which they relate.
(3) Subject to subsection (2), this Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(4) This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Act 2017.