Section 46: Short title, commencement and extent.

Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 · 1998 c. 30View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IV: Miscellaneous and general

This Act may be cited as the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998.

This Act shall be included in the list of Education Acts set out in section 578 of the Education Act 1996.

The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, and different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.

Subject to subsections (6) to (9), this Act extends to England and Wales only.

The amendment or repeal by this Act of an enactment extending to Scotland or Northern Ireland extends also to Scotland or, as the case may be, Northern Ireland.

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