2 Commencement of provisions
The following provisions of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 come into force on 31st October 2018—
(a) section 109(1) (except paragraphs (e) and (g));
(b) section 109(2) to the extent it applies to any research council which ceases to exist by virtue of paragraph (a);
(c) section 122(2) to the extent it applies to paragraph (d);
(d) in Schedule 12 (minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 3)—
(i) paragraph 3 (except the entry for the Medical Research Council);
(ii) paragraph 4 (except to the extent it applies to either or both of the Medical Research Council or the Science and Technology Facilities Council);
(iii) paragraph 5 (except to the extent it applies to the Medical Research Council and the Science and Technology Facilities Council);
(iv) paragraph 11 (except the entries for the Chair or Chief Executive of the Science and Technology Facilities Council and the Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council);
(v) paragraph 12 (except to the extent it applies to the Medical Research Council and the Science and Technology Facilities Council);
(vi) paragraph 16(5) and (6);
(vii) paragraph 17;
(viii) paragraph 19;
(ix) paragraph 24(4)(a).