s 216 Commencement
(1) The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed— (a) section 186(2) (rail vehicle accessibility: compliance); (b) this Part (except sections 202 (civil partnerships on religious premises), 206 (information society services) and 211 (amendments, etc)). (2) Part 15 (family property) comes into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order appoint. (3) Subject to subsections (4) and (6) , the other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as a Minister of the Crown may by order appoint. (4) The following provisions of Part 1 (socio-economic inequalities) come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint— (a) section 1, so far as it applies to a relevant authority as defined by section 2(5); (b) section 2, so far as it confers a power on the Scottish Ministers; (c) section 3, for the purposes of section 1 to the extent mentioned in paragraph (a). (5) The following do not apply to an order under subsection (4)— (a) section 207(2) (see instead section 27 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010: powers exercisable by Scottish statutory instrument), and (b) section 210. (6) The following provisions of Part 1 come into force on such day as the Welsh Ministers may by order appoint— (a) section 1, so far as it applies to a relevant authority as defined by section 2(6); (b) section 2, so far as it confers a power on the Welsh Ministers; (c) section 3, for the purposes of section 1 to the extent mentioned in paragraph (a). (7) Section 209 does not apply to an order under subsection (6).