(1)Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, this Act shall come into force on such date as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.
(2)Different dates may be so appointed for different provisions or for different purposes.
(3)A provision brought into force by an order under subsection (1) above shall have effect subject to such supplementary provisions (which may include saving and transitional provisions) as may be specified in the order.
(4)The following provisions of this Act shall come into force on the day it is passed, namely, sections 1, 7, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28(2), this section, section 30 and Schedule 3.
(5)The repeals contained in Schedule 5 to this Act shall come into force in accordance with the provisions at the end of that Schedule.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Power of appointment conferred by s. 29(1) fully exercised: S.I. 1981/1503 and 1982/497