Part 4Supplementary and final provisions

325Commencement

1

Subject as follows, this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes or different areas.

2

The following provisions—

a

sections 294, 304 to 307, 310, 312, 313 and 319 and Schedule 13, and

b

section 321(1), and Schedule 16, so far as relating to the repeals in sections 125D(2), 128(2) and 136(2) of, and paragraph 13(5) of Schedule 5 to, the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68),

come into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

3

Subsection (4) applies to the following provisions—

a

Chapter 1 of Part 3 (including Schedule 10),

b

sections 295 to 298, 300 to 303, 308, 309, 315 and 318 and Schedule 12, and

c

section 321(1), and Schedule 16, so far as relating to repeals and revocations which are connected to the provisions mentioned in paragraph (b) above.

4

The provisions to which this subsection applies come into force—

a

in relation to England, on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes or different areas, and

b

in relation to Wales, on such day as the Welsh Ministers may by order appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes or different areas.

5

The Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers before making an order under subsection (1) in relation to section 50(2) and Schedule 5 or section 299 and Schedule 11.

6

Subsection (1) does not apply to sections 320, 321(2) to (4), 322, 323 and 324, this section and section 326.