Appointed days
2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 15 of the Act (penalty as alternative to prosecution)—
(a)for the purposes only of authorising the making of regulations is 21st November 1997; and
(b)for all other purposes is 18th December 1997.
(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Act and section 22 of the Act in so far as it relates to that paragraph is 18th December 1997.