Commentary on Sections Part 7: General Section 59: Commencement
163.This section sets out the arrangements for bringing into force the provisions of the Act.
164.Subsection (1) provides that section 17 shall come into force on the day the Act is passed.
165.Subsection (2) states that the other preceding provisions may be brought into force on a day which the Secretary of State may, by order, appoint.
166.Subsection (3) states that different provisions may be brought into force at different times and for different purposes and may include transitional provisions.
167.Subsection (4) specifies certain particular transitional provisions which the commencement order may make in relation to sections 16, 25, 26 and 32.