1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 21st June 2015.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.(1)
(3) These Regulations do not affect contracts made before 21st June 2015.
The functions of the Secretary of State under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 are, so far as exercisable in or as regards Scotland, devolved to the Scottish Minsters by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.