Commencement is provided for by section 145. The Act will mostly come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by regulations ((2)), except for the following provisions set out in section 145, subsection (5): Chapter 2 of Part 1 (Tenancies that cannot be assured tenancies), sections 59, 110 and Chapter 3 of Part 4 (investigatory powers) which come into force two months after Royal Assent. Chapter 4 of Part 1 comes into force on such day as the Welsh Ministers by order made by statutory instrument appoint. Chapter 5 of Part 1 comes into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint. Otherwise, the rest of the Act for the purposes of making regulations, section 111, and Part 5 come into force on the day of Royal Assent.
Commencement