3Appointed day
(1)The directors of A&L may appoint a day in relation to either or both of the transferors to be the appointed day for the purposes of this Act; and different days may be appointed for each transferor.
(2)Before a day so appointed A&L shall publish in the London Gazette, the Edinburgh Gazette and the Belfast Gazette a notice of that day stating that it is an appointed day for the purposes of this Act and specifying the transferor to which the day relates.
(3)The publication of a notice under subsection (2) above shall be conclusive evidence of a day being an appointed day for the purposes of this Act; and a photocopy or other reproduction, certified by an authorised officer of A&L, of a page or part of a page of the London Gazette, the Edinburgh Gazette or the Belfast Gazette containing the notice shall be conclusive evidence of publication of the notice.