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or “The official name of this law about workplace safety”
You could also call this:

“When this law starts to apply”

This law tells you when different parts of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 start to work.

One part of the law, called Subpart 4 of Part 5, starts working the day after the Queen or her representative signs the law. This is called receiving Royal assent.

All the other parts of this law start working on 4 April 2016.

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  1. Subpart 4 of Part 5 comes into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

  2. The rest of this Act comes into force on 4 April 2016.