Commentary on Sections Section 2:  Extent, commencement and short title
9.The Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and subsection (2) extends the existing provision in the 1981 Act to enable the amendments in the Bill to be extended by Order in Council to the Channel Islands, Isle of Man or any overseas territory. Subsection (3) provides for the Bill to come into force two months after Royal Assent.