12Extent, commencement and short title

(1)This Act extends to England and Wales only, subject to subsection (2).

(2)An amendment of an Act made by this Act has the same extent as the provision to which it relates.

(3)The provisions of this Act, apart from this section, come into force—

(a)in relation to England, on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint;

(b)in relation to Wales, on such day as the Welsh Ministers may by order appoint.

(4)An order under subsection (3) is to be made by statutory instrument.

(5)An order under subsection (3) may—

(a)appoint different days for different purposes, and

(b)make transitional, transitory or saving provision.

(6)This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013.