(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 2nd October 2000 as the date on which those provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998 that are not already in force will come into force. The provisions give further effect to the European Convention on Human Rights.
Section 19 (statements of compatibility) was brought into force on 24th November 1998 by the Human Rights Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2882).