Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 331 (C. 31)
Regulatory Reform
The Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2017
Made 8th March 2017

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 115(7) of the Deregulation Act 2015.
2015 c.20.

Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2017.

Commencement
2. The following provisions of the Deregulation Act 2015 come into force on the twenty first day after the day on which this Order is made—
(a) section 19 (insolvency and company law) so far as it relates to paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 (bankruptcy);
(b) section 108 (exercise of regulatory functions: economic growth); and
(c) section 110(3) (guidance on duty under section 108).
Prior
Minister of State for Small Business, Consumer and Corporate Responsibility
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
8th March 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force provisions of the Deregulation Act 2015 (“the Act”) that relate to bankruptcy and the exercise of regulatory functions.
Article 2 brings into force section 19 so far as it relates to paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 to the Act (which amends the Insolvency Act). Section 19 gives effect to Schedule 6 to the Act. Paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 specifies that paragraphs 13 to 16 of Schedule 6 amend Part 9 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (bankruptcy).
Article 2 brings into force section 108 of the Act, which provides that a person exercising a regulatory function to which section 108 applies must, when exercising that function, have regard to the desirability of promoting economic growth.
Article 2 also brings into force section 110(3) of the Act, which provides that a person who has a duty under section 108 must have regard to guidance issued by a Minister of the Crown under section 110(1). The guidance will come into force on the twenty first day after the day on which the Deregulation Act 2015 (Growth Duty Guidance) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/268) is made.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses and civil society organisations.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Deregulation Act 2015 have been or will be brought into force by earlier commencement orders:
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 1 (so far as not already in force)	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Section 2	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 3 (so far as not already in force)	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 4	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 5	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 6	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 7	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 8(1), (3) and (4) (so far as not already in force)	8th June 2015	2015/994
Section 9	30th June 2015	2015/994
Section 10	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 11	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 12	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 14	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 15	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Section 17	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Section 18	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Section 19 (partially)	1st October 2015	2015/1732
(partially)	6th April 2017	2016/1016
Section 33	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 34	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 35	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 36	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 37	1st July 2015	2015/994
Section 38 (partially)	1st July 2015	2015/994
Section 38 (so far as not already in force)	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 39 (partially)	1st July 2015	2015/994
Section 39 (so far as not already in force)	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 40	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 41	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 44	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 45	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 48	1st April 2015	2015/994
Section 49 (so far as not already in force)	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 51(b) (so far as not already in force)	30th June 2015	2015/994
Section 51(f) (so far as not already in force)	8th June 2015	2015/994
Section 51(g)	1st October 2015	2015/994
Section 52(a)	10th April 2015	2015/994
Section 53 (so far as not already in force)	1st April 2015	2015/994
Section 58 (so far as not already in force)	15th June 2015	2015/994
Section 59 (partially)	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Section 59(c)	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 62 (so far as not already in force)	6th April 2015	2015/994
Section 63 (so far as not already in force)	6th April 2015	2015/994
Section 66(1) to (4)	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Section 66(5) (partially)	1st January 2016	2015/1732
Section 66(5) (remainder)	1st January 2016	2015/2074
Section 68	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 69	1st April 2015	2015/994
Section 70	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 71	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Section 72	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 76	6th April 2015	2015/994
Section 77	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 78	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 80	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 81	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 82	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 86	29th June 2015	2015/994
Section 87	29th June 2015	2015/1402
Section 88	29th June 2015	2015/1402
Section 89	29th June 2015	2015/1402
Section 90 (partially, so far as not already in force)	20th April 2015	2015/1402
Section 90 (so far as not already in force)	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 91	2nd March 2016	2016/206
Section 93	26th May 2015	2015/994
Section 94	1st January 2016	2015/1732
Section 95	1st January 2016	2015/1732
Section 96	26th May 2015	2015/994
Schedule 1, Part 1 (so far as not already in force)	26th May 2015	2015/994
Schedule 1, Part 2	26th May 2015	2015/994
Schedule 2, Part 2 (so far as not already in force)	8th June 2015	2015/994
Schedule 2, Part 3, paragraphs 30, 32 and 33	8th June 2015	2015/994
Schedule 3	30th June 2015	2015/994
Schedule 5	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Schedule 6, Part 1	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Schedule 6, Part 2, paragraphs 4, 6 and 7	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Schedule 6, Part 3	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Schedule 6, Part 4	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Schedule 6, Part 5, paragraphs 12 (partially) and 16	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Schedule 6, Part 5, paragraphs 13(1), 14 and 15	6th April 2017	2016/1016
Schedule 6, Part 6	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Schedule 8 (so far as not already in force)	1st October 2015	2015/994
Schedule 10, Part 2 (so far as not already in force)	30th June 2015	2015/994
Schedule 10, Part 6 (so far as not already in force)	8th June 2015	2015/994
Schedule 10, Part 7	1st October 2015	2015/994
Schedule 11, Part 1	10th April 2015	2015/994
Schedule 12 (so far as not already in force)	15th June 2015	2015/994
Schedule 13, Part 3	26th May 2015	2015/994
Schedule 13, Part 5	1st October 2015	2015/1732
Schedule 16, paragraph 2	1st January 2016	2015/2074
Schedule 16, paragraphs 4 and 5	1st January 2016	2015/1732
Schedule 18	1st April 2015	2015/994
Schedule 19	29th June 2015	2015/994
Schedule 20	29th June 2015	2015/1402
Schedule 21 (partially, so far as not already in force)	20th April 2015	2015/1402
Schedule 21 (so far as not already in force)	26th May 2015	2015/994