This Act starts on the day after it gets Royal assent. You need to know that Royal assent is when the government agrees to make the Act a law. The Act will be a law from that day.
Some parts of the Act, like sections 97 to 113, 117, and Schedule 2, start on a different date. The government will decide this date and make an Order in Council to say when it is. The Minister will recommend the date to the government.
If some parts of the Act have not started by 1 July 2025, they will start then. The government can make an Order in Council to say when some parts start, and this is a type of secondary legislation. You can find out more about secondary legislation in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019, which explains how it is published, you can find this information at the Legislation Act 2019.
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This Act comes into force on the day after Royal assent.
However, sections 97 to 113, 117, and Schedule 2 come into force on a date or dates set by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister.
Any provision of this Act that has not come into force by 1 July 2025 comes into force then.
An Order in Council made under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).
