Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (c. 23)

18 Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent. E+W+S

(1) This Act may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.

(2) In this Act “the 1996 Act” means the M1 Employment Rights Act 1996.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), this Act shall come into force on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be appointed for different purposes.

(4) The following provisions shall come into force on the passing of this Act—

(a) section 1 so far as relating to the power to make an order under section 43F of the 1996 Act,

F1 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) section 17, and

(d) this section.

(5) This Act, except section 17, does not extend to Northern Ireland.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 18(4)(b) repealed (25.10.1999) by 1999 c.26, s. 44, Sch. 9(11); S.I. 1999/2830, art. 2(3), Sch. 2 Pt. I

Marginal Citations

M1 1996 c.18.