(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provision(s) | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 8 December 2004 |
2. Schedule 1 | The earlier of: (a) the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) 1 December 2004. | 1 December 2004 |
3. Schedule 2, items 1 to 21 | The earlier of: (a) the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) 1 December 2004. | 1
December 2004 |
4. Schedule 2, items 22 and 23 | Immediately after the commencement of item 25 of Schedule 1 to this Act. | 1 December 2004 |
5. Schedule 2, item 24 | The earlier of: (a) the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) 1 December 2004. | 1 December
2004 |
6. Schedule 3 | 1 April 2005. | 1 April 2005 |
7. Schedule 4 | 1 January 2005. | 1 January 2005 |
8. Schedule 5 | 1 January 2005. | 1 January 2005 |
Note: 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.
(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.