Citation, commencement, extent and application
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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013 and shall come into force on 16th March 2013.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland(1).
(3) These Regulations do not affect contracts made before 16th March 2013.
(1)
The functions of the Secretary of State under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 are, so far as
exercisable in or as regards Scotland, devolved to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998
(c. 46).