179. A regulation under the second paragraph of section 177 of this Act may have effect from 1 October 1999, and a regulation under section 178 of this Act may have effect from 1 September 1998.
A regulation referred to in the first paragraph is not subject to the publication requirement set out in section 8 of the Regulations Act (chapter R-18.1) or to the date of coming into force set out in section 17 of that Act.