# Protection of Children Act 1999, Section 14: Short title, commencement and extent.

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Protection of Children Act 1999.
(2) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.
(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, this Act extends to England and Wales only.
(4) Section 8 above and this section extend to Northern Ireland.
(5) Section 9 above and the Schedule to this Act extend to the whole of the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/14/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-act-1999/section-14
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