(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. | 6 April 2006 |
2. Schedule 1 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 4 May 2006 |
3. Schedule 2, item 1 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 |
4. Schedule 2, item 2 | On the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 6 October 2006 |
5. Schedule 2, items 3 to 7 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 |
6. Schedule 2, item 8 | On the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 6 October 2006 |
7. Schedule 2, items 9 to 15 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 |
8. Schedule 2, item 16 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 4 May 2006 |
9. Schedule 2, items 17 and 18 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 |
10. Schedule 2, items 19 to 23 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 4 May 2006 |
11. Schedule 2, items 24 to 28 | On the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 6 October 2006 |
12. Schedule 2, items 29 to 31 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
4 May 2006 |
13. Schedule 2, item 32 | On the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 6 October 2006 |
14. Schedule 2, items 33 to 38 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 |
15. Schedule 2, items 39 to 42 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 4 May 2006 |
16. Schedule 2, items 43 to 46 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 |
17. Schedule 2, items 47 to 54 | On the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 6 October 2006 |
18. Schedule 2, items 55 to 59 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 4 May 2006 |
19. Schedule 2, item 60 | On the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 6 October 2006 |
20. Schedule 2, items 61 and 62 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 4 May 2006 |
21. Schedule 2, items 63 and 64 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 |
22. Schedule 2, items 65 to 74 | On the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 6 October 2006 |
23. Schedule 2, items 75 and 76 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 4 May 2006 |
24. Schedule 2, items 77 to 80 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 |
25. Schedule 2, items 81 to 99 | On the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 6 October 2006 |
26. Schedule 2, items 100 to 102 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 |
27. Schedule 2, items 103 to 105 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 4 May 2006 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 | |
29. Schedule 3 | On the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 6 October 2006 |
30. Schedule 4, items 1 to 5 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 |
31. Schedule 4, item 6 | On the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 6 October 2006 |
32. Schedule 4, items 7 to 9 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 7 April 2006 |
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.