Justice and Security Act 2013

Part 3 General

19 Consequential and transitional etc. provision

(1) Schedules 2 and 3 (which make consequential and transitional provision) have effect.

(2) The Secretary of State may by order 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.

20 Commencement, extent and short title

(1) The following provisions—

(a) section 1 and Schedule 1,

(b) sections 2 to 18,

(c) section 19(1) (except so far as relating to paragraph 4 of Schedule 3),

(d) Schedule 2, and

(e) Schedule 3 (other than paragraph 4 of that Schedule),

come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.

(2) The following provisions—

(a) section 19(1) so far as relating to paragraph 4 of Schedule 3,

(b) paragraph 4 of Schedule 3,

(c) section 19(2), and

(d) this section,

come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

(3) Subject to subsections (4) to (6), this Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(4) In Schedule 2—

(a) the amendments of the Senior Courts Act 1981 extend to England and Wales only,

(b) the amendments of the Equality Act 2006 and the Equality Act 2010 extend to England and Wales and Scotland only, and

(c) the amendment of the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 extends to Northern Ireland only.

(5) Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for section 15 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to extend, with or without modifications, to any of the Channel Islands or to the Isle of Man.

(6) An Order under subsection (5) may, in particular, include (with or without modifications) transitional provision of the kind permitted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3.

(7) This Act may be cited as the Justice and Security Act 2013.