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(1) This Order may be cited as the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 7th August 2002.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, and Northern Ireland.
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The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, so far as not then in force, shall come into force on 7th August 2002.
Nigel Griffiths
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business
Department of Trade and Industry
22nd June 2002