Section 121: Commencement.

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 · 1984 c. 60View on legislation.gov.uk

Part XI: Miscellaneous and Supplementary

This Act, except section 120 above, this section and section 122 below, shall come into operation on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.

Different days may be appointed under this section for the coming into force of section 60 above in different areas.

When an order under this section provides by virtue of subsection (2) above that section 60 above shall come into force in an area specified in the order, the duty imposed on the Secretary of State by that section shall be construed as a duty to make an order under it in relation to interviews in that area.

An order under this section may make such transitional provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions thereby brought into operation.

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