Section 4: Time of commencement.

Interpretation Act 1978 · 1978 c. 30View on legislation.gov.uk

An Act or provision of an Act comes into force—

where provision is made for it to come into force on a particular day, at the beginning of that day;
where no provision is made for its coming into force, at the beginning of the day on which the Act receives the Royal Assent.

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