Legislation – Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 21:

Sch. 8 para. 2(3)(b)(ia) inserted by S.I. 2025/1284 Sch. 3 para. 2(2)(c)
Sch. 8 para. 2(6)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2025/1284 Sch. 3 para. 2(4)(b)
Sch. 8 para. 5(ba)(bb) inserted by S.I. 2025/1284 Sch. 3 para. 3(b)

Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:

Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):

Sch. 8 para. 2(3)(b)(ia) inserted by S.I. 2025/1284 Sch. 3 para. 2(2)(c)
Sch. 8 para. 2(6)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2025/1284 Sch. 3 para. 2(4)(b)
Sch. 8 para. 5(ba)(bb) inserted by S.I. 2025/1284 Sch. 3 para. 3(b)

PART 4General

21Commencement

(1)

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

(a)

sections 7(2) and 13 to 15 and Schedules 2 and 8 to 10, but only for the purpose of making regulations;

(b)

section 12;

(c)

section 16 and Schedule 11;

(d)

sections 17 and 18;

(e)

this Part.

(2)

Section 14 and Schedule 9 come into force for all other purposes at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(3)

Except as provided by subsections (1) and (2), this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

(4)

Different days may be appointed for different purposes.

(5)

The Secretary of State may by regulations make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

(6)

The power to make regulations under subsection (5) includes power to make different provision for different purposes.

(7)

Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.