182CommencementU.K.
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(1)The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—
(a)sections 47 and 48;
(b)section 116;
(c)section 143;
(d)sections 151 and 152;
(e)section 154;
(f)this section and sections 176, 177(3) to (10), 179, 181 and 183;
(g)Schedule 18;
(h)paragraphs 62(3) and 94 to 98 of Schedule 21 (and section 177(1) so far as relating to those provisions);
(i)Part 1 and paragraphs 26 and 47 of Schedule 22 (and section 177(2) so far as relating to those provisions);
(j)in Schedule 23—
(i)in Part 3, the repeals relating to the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 (c. 36) and the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54),
(ii)in Part 4, the repeals in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4),
(iii)in Part 5, the repeal of section 8(6) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45),
(iv)in Part 6, the repeals in sections 17 and 17A of, and Schedule 3 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), and
(v)Part 9,
and section 178 so far as relating to those repeals.
(2)The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—
(a)section 73;
(b)section 138;
(c)Part 4 of Schedule 21 (and section 177(1) so far as relating to that Part);
(d)paragraph 37 of Schedule 22 (and section 177(2) so far as relating to that provision);
(e)in Part 2 of Schedule 23, the repeals relating to the following Acts—
(i)Libel Act 1792 (c. 60),
(ii)Criminal Libel Act 1819 (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4 c. 8),
(iii)Libel Act 1843 (c. 96),
(iv)Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881 (c. 60),
(v)Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 (c. 64),
(vi)Defamation Act 1952 (c. 66),
(vii)Theatres Act 1968 (c. 54),
(viii)Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42),
(ix)Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25),
(x)Defamation Act 1996 (c. 31), and
(xi)Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 (c. 28),
and section 178 so far as relating to those repeals.
(3)The following provisions come into force on 1 January 2010—
(a)Chapter 2 of Part 3;
(b)paragraphs 69 to 71 of Schedule 21 (and section 177(1) so far as relating to those provisions);
(c)paragraphs 16 to 22 of Schedule 22 (and section 177(2) so far as relating to those provisions);
(d)in Part 3 of Schedule 23, the repeals relating to the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 (c. 15) (and section 178 so far as relating to those repeals).
(4)The following provisions come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order appoint—
(a)Part 1 (other than sections 19, 20, 21, 47 and 48);
(b)Chapter 1 of Part 4;
(c)sections 146 to 148;
(d)sections 149, 150 and 153;
(e)Parts 1 and 8 of Schedule 21 (and section 177(1) so far as relating to those provisions);
(f)paragraphs 27, 28 and 44 of Schedule 22 (and section 177(2) so far as relating to those provisions);
(g)in Schedule 23—
(i)the repeals in Part 1,
(ii)the repeals in Part 4 (other than those relating to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46) and the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)), and
(iii)in Part 6, the repeals of section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1(h) of Schedule 2 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22),
and section 178 so far as relating to those repeals.
(5)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
[(6)The power to make provision by order under subsection (4) or (5) is exercisable by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland (and not by the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State) so far as it may be used to make provision which could be made by an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly without the consent of the Secretary of State (see sections 6 to 8 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998).
(7)Before making an order under subsection (4) or (5) bringing into force any provision for the purposes of the law of Northern Ireland, the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State must consult the Department of Justice.]