183CommencementU.K.
(1)Except as provided by subsections (2) to (6), this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.
(2)Chapter 7 of Part 4 comes into force on such day as the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland appoints by order.
(3)Part 8 comes into force on such day as the Treasury may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.
(4)Sections 168 to 170 and 172 come into force on such day as the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland appoints by order.
(5)The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—
(a)section 124;
(b)sections 164, 165 and 167;
(c)section 179;
(d)this Chapter;
(e)any other provision of this Act so far as is necessary for enabling the exercise on or after the day on which this Act is passed of any power to make provision by subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) or to issue codes of practice or guidance.
(6)The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—
(a)section 76;
(b)section 157 and Schedule 19;
(c)section 158;
(d)sections 173 and 174;
(e)section 176.
(7)Regulations under subsection (1) or (3), or an order under subsection (2) or (4), may appoint different days for different purposes.
(8)Before making regulations appointing a day for the coming into force of any provision of sections 96 to 106 the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.
(9)The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act other than Chapter 7 of Part 4 , Part 8 or sections 168 to 172.
(10)The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may by order make such transitional, transitory or saving provision as it considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of Chapter 7 of Part 4 .
(11)The Treasury may by regulations made by statutory instrument make such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Treasury considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of Part 8 .
(12)The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may by order make such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of sections 168, 169, 170 and 172.
(13)The power to make regulations under subsection (9) or (11), or an order under subsection (10) or (12), includes power to make different provision for different purposes.
(14)The powers conferred on the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland by subsections (2), (4), (10) and (12) are exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).