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Section 5 Commencement.P1

United Kingdom

(1)

The preceding provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.

(2)

An order under subsection (1) may—

(a)

appoint different days for different purposes;

(b)

include such transitional provisions and savings as the Secretary of State thinks expedient.

Annotations

Subordinate legislation made

P1

S. 5 power fully exercised (10.3.1999): different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1999/717, art. 2(1)(2)(3)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (24.10.2002) by 2002 c. 24, ss. 16, 18(2), Sch. 4