Commencement
868 The following provisions of the Bill will come into force on Royal Assent: Clauses 1 and 3 (preliminary), 168 and 169 (publishers of news-related material), 179 (regulations and consultation), 197 to 199 (definitions), 202 and 203 (application to the Crown and Parliament), 205 to 208 (final provisions) and all powers to make secondary legislation. The other provisions of the Bill will be brought into force by regulations made by the Secretary of State. The GDPR comes into effect on 25 May 2018 and Member States are also required to adopt laws giving effect to the LED by May 2018.