PART 3General
9Commencement
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), Part 1 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.
(2)
The following provisions of section 3 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—
(a)
subsection (4);
(b)
subsections (2) and (6) so far as relating to subsection (4).
(3)
Regulations under subsection (1) may make different provision for different purposes.
(4)
Part 2 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State or the Treasury may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.
(5)
Regulations under subsection (4) may make different provision for different purposes or areas.
(6)
This Part comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(7)
The power of the Secretary of State or the Treasury to appoint a day under subsection (1) or (4) includes a power to appoint a time on a day if the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, the Treasury considers it appropriate to do so.