Commencement
- Section 240 provides for the commencement of the provisions in this Act.
- Subsection (1) sets out that, except for those provisions under subsection (4), the provisions of the Act come into force on a day set out in regulations by the Secretary of State, and subsection (2) provides that different days may be appointed for different purposes.
- Subsection (3) provides that regulations made under subsection (1) may not bring section 210 (repeal of Part 4B of the Communications Act) into force before the end of the period of six months that begins with the date that will be specified in regulations (under paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 3).
- Subsection (4) lists the provisions that came into force on the day the Act received royal assent.
- Subsection (5) provides that the Secretary of State may by regulations make transitional or saving provisions in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act. Subsection (6) sets out that the power to make regulations includes the power to make different provisions for different purposes.
- Subsection (7) sets out that any power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.
