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(1)The following provisions come into force on the day this Act is passed—
(a)sections 2 and 9, but only for the purposes of making regulations;
(b)sections 20 to 26.
(2)Except as provided by subsection (1) this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.
(3)Different days may be appointed for different purposes (including for different kinds of leases).
(4)The day appointed for the coming into force of this Act in relation to leases of retirement homes must be no earlier than 1 April 2023.
(5)A lease is a lease of a retirement home if—
(a)it is a term of the lease that the premises demised by the lease may be occupied only by persons who have attained a minimum age, and
(b)that minimum age is not less than 55.
(6)The Secretary of State may by regulations make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.
(7)The power to make regulations under subsection (6) includes power to make different provision for different purposes (including for different kinds of leases).
(8)Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.
Commencement Information
I1S. 25 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 25(1)(b)