{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policyholders-protection-act-1997-repealed/section-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policyholders-protection-act-1997-repealed/section-23.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/18",
  "legislation_title": "Policyholders Protection Act 1997 (repealed)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policyholders-protection-act-1997-repealed",
  "path": "section/23",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Short title, commencement and extent.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Policyholders Protection Act 1997.\n(2) Section 20(1) and (3) above, section 22 above, so far as relating to the Friendly Societies Act 1992, and this section shall come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.\n(3) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Treasury may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.\n(4) An order under subsection (3) above may contain such transitional provisions and savings as the Treasurythink fit.\n(5) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 23 substituted (5.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/2781, art. 8, Sch. Pt. II para. 127 (with art. 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 23 substituted (5.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/2781, art. 8, Sch. Pt. II para. 131 (with art. 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1992 c. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 23(3) power partly exercised: 5.4.2000 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 2000/971, arts. 3-5; 23.11.2000 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 2000/3111, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/18/section/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:27:41.010709+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}