4.—(1) The provisions of the Act which are listed in paragraph (2) below shall come into force on 23rd July 1997.
(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a)sections 1 and 47 and Schedules 1 and 2, for the purposes for which they are not already in force;
(b)section 6 (appointment of Director General);
(c)section 13 (officers and employees);
(d)section 14 (appointment of clerk);
(e)section 15 (appointment of persons not employed by the NCIS Service Authority);
(f)section 16 (NCIS Service Fund);
(g)section 18 (initial financing of the NCIS Service Authority);
(h)section 52 (appointment of Director General);
(i)section 58 (officers and employees);
(j)section 59 (appointment of clerk);
(k)section 60 (appointment of persons not employed by the NCS Service Authority);
(l)section 61 (NCS Service Fund);
(m)section 63 (initial financing of NCS Service Authority);
(n)section 88 (application to NCS Service Authority of local authority enactments), so far as it relates to paragraphs 3, 5 and 10 of Schedule 6;
(o)section 134 (minor and consequential amendments) so far as it relates to paragraphs 27, 40 and 88 of Schedule 9;
(p)paragraphs 27 and 41 of Schedule 9 (ineligibility for jury service of certain persons concerned with the administration of justice), so far as they relate to the members of the service authorities for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime Squad;
(q)paragraphs 28 and 40 of Schedule 9 (disqualification in certain cases of justices who are members of local authorities); and
(r)paragraph 88 of Schedule 9 (right to time off for public duties).