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RestrictStartDate="2024-05-24"><Title>Commencement</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/16/section/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/6" id="section-6"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-193aedcc510d63dfe217ac0d86f200af"/>6</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/1" id="section-6-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Sections <InternalLink Ref="section-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/16/section/1">1 </InternalLink>and <InternalLink Ref="section-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/16/section/2">2</InternalLink>, so far as they extend to England and Wales, come into force at the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/2" id="section-6-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The following provisions come into force on such day as the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (“<Term id="term-daera">DAERA</Term>”) may by order appoint—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/2/a" id="section-6-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>sections <InternalLink Ref="section-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/16/section/1">1</InternalLink> and <InternalLink Ref="section-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/2" 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id="section-6-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>DAERA may by order make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act in relation to Northern Ireland.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/6" id="section-6-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Regulations or an order under this section may make different provision for different purposes.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/7" id="section-6-7"><Pnumber>7</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/8" id="section-6-8"><Pnumber>8</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The power of DAERA to make an order under this section is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1979/1573" id="c00005" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1979" Number="1573" AlternativeNumber="N.I. 12)">S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12))</Citation>.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary Type="I" id="key-193aedcc510d63dfe217ac0d86f200af"><Para><Text>S. 6  in force at Royal Assent, see <CitationSubRef id="n27973417d3eb940a" SectionRef="section-6-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/16/section/6/3" Operative="true">s. 6(3)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>