its Third Reading in the House of Commons following the debate on 16 May. House of Lords The Bill moved to the House of Lords, where it was presented by Lord Bassam of Brighton and received its formal First Reading on 17 May, and House of Lords Bill 109 of the 2005–6 Parliamentary session. It had its Second Reading on 13 June, and it was debated in a Committee of the whole house on 3 July, 10 July and 19 July. After completing its Committee stage on 19 July, the Bill was reported with amendments. The Bill had its report stage in the House of Lords on 26 October, after Parliament returned from its summer recess, and its Third Reading was held on 3 November. The Bill received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006. Section 33 – Commencement This section provides that the Act came into force at the end of the period of two months that began on the date on which it was passed. The word "months" means calendar months. The day (that is to say, 8 November 2006) on which the Act was passed (that is to say, received royal assent) is included in the period of two months. This means that the Act came into force on 8 January 2007. See also Enabling act References Halsbury's Statutes. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. Volume 41. Page 1158. Further reading Text of the Bill introduced to the House of Commons on 11 January 2006 Explanatory notes to the Bill as introduced on 11 January 2006 Text of the Bill on Report, 9 March 2006 Text of the Bill introduced to the House of Lords on 17 May 2006 Explanatory notes to the Bill as introduced on 17 May 2006 Amendments in the House of Lords Text of the Bill as amended in Committee in the House of Lords, 19 July 2006 Review of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001, Cabinet Office (PDF, 59 pages) Reducing administrative burdens: effective inspection and enforcement (Philip Hampton, March 2005), HM Treasury (PDF, 147 pages) Amendments published by the Cabinet Office, 4 May 2006 (PDF, 10 pages) Further amendments published by the Cabinet Office, 10 May 2006 (PDF, 3 pages) Whitaker, Richard. "Parliament and Government, 2005-06: Reforms and Reflections." Parliamentary Affairs, vol. 59, no. 4 (Oct 2006), p. 694. External links The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, as amended from the National Archives. The