Part 4: Final Provisions Section 31: Extent, commencement and short title
This section sets the territorial extent of the Act; that is the jurisdictions for which the Act forms part of the law.
	The table in Annex A sets out a summary of the position regarding territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom.
	Parts 1 to 3 of the Act extend to England and Wales only (except as provided in subsections (2) and (3)).
	Part 4 of the Act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.
	The provisions of section 25 relating to restructuring under the Companies Act 2006 extend to the whole of the United Kingdom, and those relating to company voluntary arrangements extend to England and Wales and Scotland only. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 and section 27 (as far as it relates to that paragraph), which relate to winding up, extend to England and Wales and Scotland only. This is to reflect the extent of the relevant provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and Insolvency Act 1986 respectively, so that the measures are unavailable in respect of protected rent debt as intended. Part 1 extends to Scotland and Northern Ireland, in so far as relevant to the above provisions that extend to each of these jurisdictions.
	This section also provides for this Act to come into force on the day it is passed, except for the provisions on winding up in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 and section 27 (so far as it relates to that paragraph). These aspects of the Act come into force on 1 April 2022, once the existing moratorium ends on 31 March 2022.