Commentary on provisions of Act Section 3: Short title, commencement and extent
Section 3 will come into force on Royal Assent. Sections 1 and 2 will come into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State in regulations which are not subject to parliamentary procedure, and which may make different provision for different purposes.
	Subsections (5) to (8) of sections 3 provide for the territorial extent of the Act. Sections 1 and 3 extend to the whole of the UK, the Isle of Man and the British overseas territories, except Gibraltar. Section 2(1) to (4) extends to England and Wales only. Section 2(5) extends to Scotland only.
	Subsections (6) and (7) of section 3 make further provision about the extent of the provisions in the Act which amend AFA 2006. The changes that the Act makes to AFA 2006 may be extended by Order in Council to the Channel Islands. If such an Order is made, it can modify those changes (so that the law of the Channel Islands is not the same as that of the United Kingdom). The changes that this Act makes to the AFA 2006 extend directly (i.e. without the need for an Order in Council) to the Isle of Man, and the British overseas territories (except Gibraltar), but an Order in Council may be made to modify the Act in its application to any of those territories. The provisions applicable to members of the armed forces will apply to them wherever they are in the world.