When you look at the Public Service Act 2020, you will see it has different parts that start at different times. You can find out when some parts start by looking at the date set by Order in Council for Section 90. Some other parts, like Section 133(1), start six months after the Royal assent date.

The rest of the Act starts the day after the Royal assent date. You can learn more about how these orders are published by reading Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. This is because orders like these are considered secondary legislation.

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1: Title, or

"What the Public Service Act 2020 is about"

3: Purposes of this Act, or

"What the Public Service Act is trying to achieve"

2Commencement

Section 90 comes into force on a date set by Order in Council.
Section 133(1) comes into force immediately after the expiry of the 6-month period that starts on the date of Royal assent.
The rest of this Act comes into force on the day after the date of Royal assent.
An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes

Section 2(4): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).