Commencement
- Section 13 provides for the provisions of the Act to come into force on any day appointed by the Secretary of State, with the exception of Sections 11 and 13, which come into force on Royal Assent.
Explanatory Notes
Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.
