28. - Short title, commencement and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999.
(2) The following provisions of this Act-

(a) section 1(1) (with Schedule 1), so far as enabling the Secretary of State to make subordinate legislation conferring functions on the Board,
(b) sections 8 to 15, so far as conferring any power to make subordinate legislation,
(c) section 17,
(d) section 20,
(e) section 22(4), so far as conferring the power to make an order,
(f) sections 24 and 25,
(g) section 26(1) (with Schedule 8), and
(h) section 27 and this section,

shall come into force on the passing of this Act.

(3) Except as provided by subsection (2) above, the 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 purposes¹⁸.
(4) An order under subsection (3) above may make such savings, or such transitional or consequential provision, as the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient-

(a) in preparation for or in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act, or
(b) in connection with the operation of any enactment repealed or amended by a provision of this Act during any period when the repeal or amendment is not wholly in force.

(5) - (6) - outside scope of this work
(7) Except as provided by subsections (5) and (6) above, this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.