Commencement of the 2012 Act
2.—(1) 1st January 2013 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2012 Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 (the subject-matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule).
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of Schedule 1 in relation to any provision, that provision comes into force on 1st January 2013 for that purpose only.