(1) This Act may be cited as the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010.
(2) This Act, other than Part 3, shall come into operation on the day or days that the Minister may appoint by order either generally or with reference to a particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.
(3) Part 3 shall come into operation on the day or days that the Minister may, after consulting with the Minister for Social Protection, appoint by order either generally or with reference to a particular purpose or provision.