(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