Part 8: Miscellaneous and General Provisions General provisions Section 147: Commencement
Part 8 of the Act (Miscellaneous and General Provisions) will come into force on the day this Act is passed. Subsection (2) sets out those provisions in the Act which come into force two months after the day this Act is passed.
	Subsection (3) sets out those provisions which will come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint. Corresponding provision is made in respect of Welsh Minsters and Scottish Ministers respectively in subsections (4) and (5).
	DAERA also has a corresponding commencement power, the details of which are provided for in subsection (6). Exercise of that power is subject to the consent of the Secretary of State in the cases described in subsection (7). Subsections (8) and (9) provide that exercise of the power is through statutory rule subject to the affirmative procedure.
	Subsection (10) allows for commencement regulations or orders to appoint different days for different purposes or places.