Commencement
161.Section 44 of the Act makes provision for commencement. The provisions of the Act will be brought into force by way of a commencement order made by the Secretary of State in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales, with the exception of:
	section 7 (which applies to England only) and Part 5 (except section 42 and Schedule 4 (repeals)), which come into force on Royal Assent;
	an order bringingsubsection (2) of section 10 into force in relation to Wales requires the consent of the Secretary of State;
	Orders bringing sections 17 and 18 into force are to be made by the Secretary of State in relation to England and Wales but require the consent of the Welsh Ministers;
	before making an order bringing sections 31 and 32 into force the Secretary of State must consult Welsh Ministers
	paragraph 4 of Schedule 2, which comes into force in accordance with section 44(9).