Commencement
2 Commencement
Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
Commencement information | ||
|---|---|---|
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provision(s) | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. Sections 1 and 2 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 19 December 2002 |
2. Sections 3 to 9 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 16 January 2003 |
3. Sections 10 to 12 | At the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 19 June 2003 |
4. Sections 13 to 48 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 16 January 2003 |
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.
Column 3 of the table is for additional information that is not part of this Act. This information may be included in any published version of this Act.
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