This Act starts on the day that is one year after it gets the Royal assent. You need to know that the Royal assent is like a formal approval from a high authority. The Act will begin one year after that approval.
Some parts of the Act, like sections 4, 86 to 96, and 116 to 118, start the day after it gets the Royal assent. These sections are part of the Act and they begin sooner than the rest of it. You can find these sections by following the links to sections 4, 86 to 96, and 116 to 118.
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Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into force on the day that is the first anniversary of the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
Sections 4, 86 to 96, and 116 to 118 come into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.
