131CommencementU.K.
(1)Any provision of, or amendment made by, Part 1 or 3, so far as it—
(a)confers a power to make subordinate legislation or give directions, or
(b)otherwise relates to the exercise of a power to make subordinate legislation, or give directions, on or after the day on which this Act is passed,
comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(2)Part 1 (so far as not brought into force under subsection (1)) comes into force as follows—
(a)Chapter 1, and sections 109 and 110 so far as they apply for the purposes of that Chapter, come into force in relation to a Chapter 1 scheme within section 33(2)(a) or (3)(a) on—
(i)1 October 2023, or
(ii)such earlier day as the Treasury may by regulations appoint;
(b)Chapter 1, and sections 109 and 110 so far as they apply for the purposes of that Chapter, come into force in relation to a Chapter 1 scheme within section 33(2)(b) or (3)(b) on—
(i)1 October 2023, or
(ii)such earlier day as the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland may by order appoint;
(c)Chapter 2, and sections 109 and 110 so far as they apply for the purposes of that Chapter, come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by regulations appoint;
(d)Chapter 3, and sections 109 and 110 so far as they apply for the purposes of that Chapter, come into force in relation to a local government scheme within section 86(2)(a) or (3)(a) on—
(i)1 October 2023, or
(ii)such earlier day as the Treasury may by regulations appoint;
(e)Chapter 3, and sections 109 and 110 so far as they apply for the purposes of that Chapter, come into force in relation to a local government scheme within section 86(2)(b) or (3)(b) on—
(i)1 October 2023, or
(ii)such earlier day as the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland may by order appoint;
(f)Chapter 4, including sections 109 and 110 so far as they apply for purposes not mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e), comes into force on 1 April 2022.
(3)Part 2 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(4)Part 3 (so far as not brought into force under subsection (1)) comes into force as follows—
(a)the following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—
(i)section 121, and
(ii)Schedule 1 apart from paragraph 25(3);
(b)the following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—
(i)paragraph 25(3) of Schedule 1, and
(ii)section 122 and Schedule 2;
(c)sections 123 to 128, and Schedules 3 and 4, come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by regulations appoint.
(5)Part 4 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(6)Regulations and orders under subsection (2), and regulations under subsection (4), may appoint different days for different purposes.
(7)The Treasury or the Lord Chancellor may by regulations make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act (other than any transitional or saving provision that may be made by the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland under subsection (8)).
(8)The Department of Finance in Northern Ireland may by order make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of—
(a)Chapter 1, or sections 109 and 110 so far as they apply for the purposes of that Chapter, in relation to a Chapter 1 scheme within section 33(2)(b) or (3)(b), or
(b)Chapter 3, or sections 109 and 110 so far as they apply for the purposes of that Chapter, in relation to a local government scheme within section 86(2)(b) or (3)(b).
(9)A power to make regulations or an order under subsection (7) or (8) includes power to make different provision for different purposes.
(10)Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.
(11)The power of the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland to make an order under subsection (2)(b), (2)(e) or (8) is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).
Commencement Information
I1S. 131 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 131(5)