# The National Ministry Register Regulations 2026, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Ministry Register Regulations 2026.
(2) This regulation and regulation 8 come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are laid before Parliament.
(3) Regulations 2 to 7 come into force on 30th January 2027.
(4) In these Regulations, “working day” means a day which is not a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.
(5) A requirement in these Regulations to provide information (however it is expressed) is to be read as a requirement to do so in writing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/193/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-ministry-register-regulations-2026/regulation-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.