Commencement
- The provisions in this Act will come into force by regulations made on a day appointed by the Secretary of State, apart from Parts 3 and 5 of the Act which came into force on the day on which the Act is passed.
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.
