24.Section 14 gives the Protection of Children Act its title (subsection (1)); empowers the Secretary of State to make orders bringing it into force in whole or in part and at different times (subsection (2)); and provides that, apart from the extension of section 8 to the whole of the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland, the Act should otherwise apply to England and Wales only (subsections (3) and (4)).
Commentary on Sections Section 14 – Short title, commencement and extent