17Commencement, transitional provisions and savings
(1)The provisions of this Act (apart from section 16, this section and section 18 and paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 1) shall not come into force until 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)An order under subsection (1) may contain such transitional provisions and savings as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.
(3)The amendment made by paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 1 shall be deemed always to have had effect.
(4)If an appeal of the sort which lie to the Employment Appeal Tribunal by virtue of the provision made by paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 1 has been brought before the High Court or the Court of Session not later than the day on which this Act is passed, the appeal may nevertheless be brought before the Employment Appeal Tribunal within the period of 42 days beginning with that day or such longer period as that Tribunal may by order specify.