(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Bill for the 2016 Act received Royal Assent on 8th March 2016. Section 33(1) brought Part 4 of the 2016 Act into force on the day after Royal Assent (apart from section 30). The provisions of the 2016 Act commenced by earlier commencement regulations are detailed in the table below.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | Instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 (partially) | 1st August 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 1 (in so far as not already in force) | 1st August 2017 | 2017/164 |
| Section 2(1) and (2) (partially) | 1st August 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 2(1) and (2) (in so far as not already in force) | 1st August 2017 | 2017/164 |
| Section 2(3) (partially) | 1st August 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 2(3) (in so far as not already in force) | 1st August 2017 | 2017/164 |
| Section 2(4)(a) (partially) | 1st August 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 2(4)(a) (in so far as not already in force) | 1st August 2017 | 2017/164 |
| Section 2(4)(b) | 1st August 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 3(1) and (2) (partially) | 1st August 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 3(1) and (2) (partially) | 1st December 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 3(1) and (2) (in so far as not already in force) | 1st August 2017 | 2017/164 |
| Section 3(3) to (7) | 1st August 2017 | 2017/164 |
| Section 4 | 1st August 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 5 | 1st August 2017 | 2017/164 |
| Section 6 | 1st August 2017 | 2017/164 |
| Section 7 (partially) | 1st August 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 7 (in so far as not already in force) | 1st February 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 8 | 1st February 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 9 | 1st February 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 10 | 1st February 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 11 | 1st February 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 12 | 1st February 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 13 | 1st February 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 14 | 1st February 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 15 | 1st February 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 16 | 15th July 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 17 | 15th July 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 18 | 1st February 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 19 (partially) | 1st January 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 19 (partially) | 1st August 2017 | 2017/164 |
| Section 19 (in so far as not already in force) | 10th January 2018 | 2017/354 |
| Section 20 | 1st January 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 21(1) and (2) (partially) | 1st August 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 24 (partially) | 1st January 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 24 (in so far as not already in force) | 10th January 2018 | 2017/164 as amended by 2017/352 |
| Section 26 | 1st January 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 27 | 1st January 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 28(1) | 1st January 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Section 28(3) | 10th January 2018 | 2017/354 |
| Section 29 | 1st August 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Section 30 | 1st August 2016 | 2016/192 |
| Schedule, paragraph 15 | 1st August 2017 | 2017/164 |
| Schedule, paragraph 20 (partially) | 1st January 2017 | 2016/386 |
| Schedule (in so far as not already in force) | 10th January 2018 | 2017/354 |