(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 1(1)	14th January 1997	1997/34
Section 1(2)	14th January 1997 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder)	1997/34 and 1998/1138
Section 1(3) (partially)	14th January 1997, 1st April 1998 and 9th May 1998	1997/34, 1998/872 and 1998/1138
Section 1(4) (partially)	14th January 1997 and 1st April 1998	1997/34 and 1998/872
Section 1(5) (partially)	1st April 1998	1998/872
Section 1(6)	1st April 1998	1998/872
Section 1(7) (partially)	1st April 1998	1998/872
Section 1(8)	14th January 1997	1997/34
Section 1(9) (partially)	1st April 1998	1998/872
Section 1(10) to (12)	14th January 1997	1997/34
Section 2	14th January 1997 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder)	1997/34 and 1998/1138
Section 3	1st April 1998 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder)	1998/872 and 1998/1138
Section 4	1st April 1998 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder)	1998/872 and 1998/1138
Section 6	1st April 1998 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder)	1998/872 and 1998/1138
Section 9 (partially)	9th May 1998	1998/1138
Section 10(1)	9th May 1998	1998/1138
Section 11	1st April 1998	1998/872
Section 12	9th May 1998	1998/1138
Section 13	1st April 1998	1998/872
Sections 14 to 16	9th May 1998	1998/1138
Section 18	9th May 1998	1998/1138
Section 19	1st April 1998	1998/872
Section 29	9th May 1998	1998/1138
Section 33	9th May 1998	1998/1138
Section 34	14th January 1997	1997/34
Section 35(1), (2) and (4)	14th January 1997	1997/34
Section 36(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6)	14th January 1997	1997/34
Section 37	1st April 1998	1998/872
Section 38	9th May 1998	1998/1138
Section 39	1st April 1998	1998/872
Section 40	14th January 1997	1997/34
Section 41 (partially)	14th January 1997 and 1st April 1998	1997/34 and 1998/872
Section 42	14th January 1997 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder)	1997/34 and 1998/1138
In the Schedule– in Part I–
paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13 and 14(2)	14th January 1997	1997/34
paragraph 14(3) (partially)	14th January 1997	1997/34
paragraph 14(5) (partially)	1st April 1998	1998/872
paragraph 15	14th January 1997	1997/34
in Part II–
paragraphs 16 to 21 and 23 to 24(1) (partially)	1st April 1998	1998/872
paragraphs 25 to 29	1st April 1998	1998/872
paragraphs 30 to 41 (partially)	1st April 1998	1998/872
Part III	14th January 1997	1997/34