Commentary on Sections Part 5 - General Section 62: Commencement
460.Sections 55, 59(8), 61 and 63, come into force on Royal Assent. Section 35 regarding Registered Maintenance Agreements: Scotland come into force on the day after the day of Royal Assent. The remaining provisions of the Act come into force on such days as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, apart from an order commencing section 39 in England and Wales which may only be made with the consent of the Lord Chancellor. A commencement order may include such transitional provision or savings as the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient in connection with bringing any provision of this Act into force.