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Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2015

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 1st October 2015—

(a)section 1 (health and safety at work: general duty of self-employed persons) so far as not already in force(1);

(b)section 15 (suppliers of fuel and fireplaces);

(c)section 17 (authorisation of insolvency practitioners);

(d)section 18 and Schedule 5 (auditors ceasing to hold office);

(e)section 19(2) (insolvency and company law) so far as it relates to the following provisions of Schedule 6, and those provisions:-

(i)Part 1 (deeds of arrangement);

(ii)paragraphs 4, 6 and 7 of Part 2 (administration of companies);

(iii)Part 3 (winding up of companies);

(iv)Part 4 (disqualification of unfit directors of insolvent companies);

(v)paragraph 12 of Part 5, so far as it relates to paragraph 16 of Part 5, and paragraph 16 of Part 5 (bankruptcy); and

(vi)Part 6 (authorisation of insolvency practitioners);

(f)section 59, so far as it relates to Part 5 (noise abatement zones) of Schedule 13, and Part 5 of that Schedule;

(g)section 66(1) to (4) (schools: reduction of burdens);

(h)section 71(late night refreshment).

(1)

By virtue of section 115(2) of the Act.

(2)

Section 19, to the extent that it relates to paragraph 5, and Parts 7 and 8 of Schedule 6, was commenced by section 115(5) of the Act. Paragraph 5 and Parts 7 and 8 of Schedule 6 were commenced by section 115(3)(n) of the Act.