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Act repealed (24.10.2002) by 2002 c. 24, ss. 16, 18(2), Sch. 4