60CommencementU.K.
(1)The following provisions shall come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—
this section, and
sections 58(3) to (7), 59 and 61.
(2)The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.
(3)Before exercising the power under subsection (2) in relation to the coming into force in England and Wales of any provision of this Act, except section 47, the Secretary of State shall consult the [F1Welsh Ministers].
(4)Before exercising the power under subsection (2) in relation to the coming into force in Northern Ireland of any provision of this Act, except section 47, the Secretary of State shall consult the relevant Northern Ireland department.
(5)Before exercising the power under subsection (2) in relation to the coming into force in Scotland of any provision of this Act, except section 47, the Secretary of State shall consult the Scottish Ministers.
(6)No day may be appointed under subsection (2) for the coming into force of section 5 or 8 which is earlier than the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which the Authority first issues a code of practice dealing with the matters mentioned in section 26(2)(h) and (i).
(7)If the Authority first issues a code of practice dealing with one of the matters mentioned in subsection (6) before it first issues a code of practice dealing with the other, that subsection shall have effect as if the three month period were one beginning with the later of—
(a)the day on which the Authority first issues a code of practice dealing with the matter mentioned in section 26(2)(h), and
(b)the day on which the Authority first issues a code of practice dealing with the matter mentioned in section 26(2)(i).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 60(3) substituted (1.12.2015) by Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 5), ss. 16(10), 21(1) (with s. 14); S.I. 2015/1679, art. 3(e)