Commencement
146.Commencement is dealt with in section 27. Part 3, Final Provisions, comes into force on Royal Assent (subsection (3)). Paragraph 28 of Schedule 5, which deals with the date of the removal of certain entries from the electoral register, comes into force two months after the date of Royal Assent (subsection (2)). The remaining provisions of the Act will come into force on a day to be appointed by the Minister by order made by statutory instrument; different days may be appointed for different purposes, including different days for different parts of the United Kingdom (subsections (1) and (4)).