Section 7: Short title, commencement and extent
44.Subsection (2) brings sections 1 and 2 into force at the end of three months starting on the date that the Act is passed.
45.Subsection (3) provides that the remaining provisions will come into force on the day that the Act is passed.
46.Subsection (4) sets out the extent of the Act, namely that it will apply to the whole of the United Kingdom.