This Act and any provisions made under it bind the Crown (but do not affect Her Majesty in her personal capacity or in right of Her Duchy of Lancaster or the Duke of Cornwall).
(1)The preceding provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.
(2)Before making an order under this section the Lord Chancellor must consult the Scottish Ministers, the National Assembly for Wales and the First Minister and deputy First Minister.
(3)An order under this section—
(a)may include any transitory, transitional or saving provision that the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient;
(b)may appoint different days for different purposes.
This Act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.
This Act may be cited as the Inquiries Act 2005.