(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. | 27 April 2004 |
1 July 2004 | ||
3. Schedules 1 and 2 | 1 July 2004 | |
4. Schedule 3, items 1 to 7 | 1 July 2004 | |
5. Schedule 3, items 7A and 7B | The later of: (a) the time when section 3 of the MRCA commences; and (b) the time when the Age Discrimination Act 2004 commences. | 1 July 2004 ( paragraph ( a) applies) |
6. Schedule 3, items 8 to 105 | 1 July 2004 | |
7. Schedule 4 | 1 July 2004 |
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.