Commentary on provisions of Act Section 2: Extent, commencement, expiry and short title
Subsection (1) sets out the territorial extent of the Act, that is the jurisdictions within which the Act forms part of the law.
	The Act extends to England and Wales only.
	Subsection (2) provides that the provisions of the Act come into force on the day that the Act is passed.
	Subsection (3) provides that the legislation will expire at the end of 31st March 2024. This reflects the fact that the Act makes provision in relation to NHSE funding for the financial years 2020/21 to 2023/24 only.
	Subsection (4) states the Act’s short title as the ‘NHS Funding Act 2020’.