Enterprise Act 2016

44 Commencement

(1) The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

(a) any power to make regulations under Part 1 (Small Business Commissioner);

(b) section 14 (extension of business impact target to provisions made by regulators) for the purpose of enabling the exercise of the power to make regulations under subsection (9) of section 22 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (as inserted by section 14);

(c) section 20 and Schedule 3 (extension of primary authority scheme) for the purpose of enabling the exercise of any power to make regulations under any provision of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 inserted by that section or Schedule;

(d) section 33 and Schedule 5 (Sunday working) for the purpose of enabling the exercise of any power to make regulations under any provision of the Employment Rights Act 1996 inserted by that Schedule;

(e) section 38 (UK Green Investment Bank: transitional provision);

(f) paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 (things to be included in Secretary of State’s report in respect of the business impact target), and section 14 (which introduces Schedule 2) so far as relating to that paragraph;

(g) this Part.

(2) The following provisions of this Act come into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—

(a) section 14 (extension of business impact target to provisions made by regulators) (so far as not already in force under subsection (1));

(b) section 18 (application of regulators’ principles and code: removal of restrictions);

(c) section 24 (public sector apprenticeship targets);

(d) section 31 (disclosure of HMRC information in connection with non-domestic rating);

(e) section 32 (alteration of non-domestic rating lists);

(f) sections 34 and 35 (industrial development);

(g) Schedule 2 (business impact target: consequential and related amendments) (so far as not already in force under subsection (1)).

(3) Sections 28 to 30 (late payment of insurance claims) come into force at the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which this Act is passed (and section 23(2) of the Insurance Act 2015 (which provides for the coming into force of provisions of that Act) does not apply to the provisions inserted into that Act by those sections).

(4) The following provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Treasury may by regulations appoint—

(a) section 36 (UK Government Investments Limited);

(b) section 41 and Schedule 6 (restriction on public sector exit payments).

(5) Subject to subsections (1) to (4), the provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

(6) Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.

(7) Regulations under this section may appoint different days—

(a) for different purposes;

(b) for different areas.