SCHEDULE

Article 2

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Provision of the Act

Subject matter

Commencement date

Sections 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13

The Risk Management Authority

1st January 2004

Sections 14, 15 and 18

Victims' Rights

25th November 2003

Section 21(1) to (8) and (11), but only in respect of summary proceedings

Sexual and certain other offences: reports

3rd November 2003

Sections 26 and 30

Prisoners etc

1st December 2003

Section 40

Remote monitoring of released prisoners

12th January 2004

Section 51

Physical punishment of children

27th October 2003

Section 60

Unified citation provisions

27th October 2003

Section 85, but only for the purpose of bringing into force the provision of schedule 4 specified below

Minor and consequential amendments

25th November 2003

Schedule 4, paragraph 3

Minor and consequential amendments

25th November 2003