(1) This Act is the Securities Markets Act 1988.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), this Act shall come into force on the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
(3) Part 2 (except section 36), Part 3 (except section 41), and sections 42 to 44 shall come into force on 1 July 1989.
Section 1(1): substituted, on 1 December 2002, by section 4(2) of the Securities Markets Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 44).