All the provisions of the 2003 Act, so far as not then in force, shall come into force, for all purposes, on 1st May 2005 except sections 6 and 53.

The provisions of the 2003 Act specified in column 1 of Schedule I to this Order (and the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule) shall come into force on 22nd September 2004 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

The provisions of the 2003 Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order (and the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule) shall come into force on 4th November 2004 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

The provisions of the 2003 Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 to this Order (and the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule) shall come into force on 1st January 2005 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.