(1)This Act may be cited as the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976.
(2)This Act shall come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may appoint by order made by statutory instrument, and different days may be so appointed for different provisions of this Act:
Provided that if any provisions of this Act are not in force on 1st April 1977, the Lord Chancellor shall then make an order by statutory instrument bringing such provisions into force.
(3)This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland or Scotland.