860.This section sets out the commencement dates for the provisions in the Act. Subsection (1) sets out the default position, which is that provisions are to come into force on a day appointed by a Minister of the Crown in regulations.
861.Subsection (2) provides that the following provisions will come into force on the day the Bill receives Royal Assent—
	Sections 4 to 7 of Part 1 (financial information about businesses);
	Section 39 of Part 3 (regulations about procurement);
	Section 74 of Part 5 (funding for free of charge early years provision);
	Section 151 of Part 11 (employment tribunal procedure regulations: postponements)
862.Subsection (3) provides that the following provisions will come into force two months after the Bill receives Royal Assent—
Commentary on Sections Part 12: GENERAL Section 164: Commencement