Commentary on Sections Part 12: GENERAL Section 164: Commencement
860.This section sets out the commencement dates for the provisions in the Act. Subsection (1) sets out the default position, which is that provisions are to come into force on a day appointed by a Minister of the Crown in regulations.
861.Subsection (2) provides that the following provisions will come into force on the day the Bill receives Royal Assent—
	Sections 4 to 7 of Part 1 (financial information about businesses);
	Section 39 of Part 3 (regulations about procurement);
	Section 74 of Part 5 (funding for free of charge early years provision);
	Section 151 of Part 11 (employment tribunal procedure regulations: postponements)
862.Subsection (3) provides that the following provisions will come into force two months after the Bill receives Royal Assent—