General provisions as to enactment and operationU.K.
1 Words of enactment.U.K.
Every section of an Act takes effect as a substantive enactment without introductory words.
2 Amendment or repeal in same Session.U.K.
Any Act may be amended or repealed in the Session of Parliament in which it is passed.
3 Judicial notice.U.K.
Every Act is a public Act to be judicially noticed as such, unless the contrary is expressly provided by the Act.
4 Time of commencement.U.K.
An Act or provision of an Act comes into force—
(a)where provision is made for it to come into force on a particular day, at the beginning of that day;
(b)where no provision is made for its coming into force, at the beginning of the day on which the Act receives the Royal Assent.