PART 8Final provisions

148Commencement and short title

1

This Part comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

2

The following provisions—

  • section 131, and

  • section 138 and Schedule 9, apart from paragraph 4 of that Schedule,

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

3

Sections 139 and 140(1) to (3) come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

4

Section 140(4) to (6) comes into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order appoint.

5

The remaining provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Treasury may by order appoint.

6

Different days may be appointed for different purposes.

7

This Act may be cited as the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013.