2. The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 1st January 2005 for the purposes mentioned in relation to each provision:
| Provision | Purposes |
|---|---|
| Section 1(3) of the Act | All purposes |
| Section 3(1) and (3) of the Act | All purposes (save that an account may only be a child trust fund from the appointed day) |
| Section 3(2), (4) to (9) and (12) of the Act | To allow accounts to be opened, and contracts with an account provider for their management to be signed, save that the account is only to be: (a) a child trust fund, or (b) subscribed to and operated, from the appointed day. |
| Section 5(1) and (2) of the Act | To ensure an orderly introduction of accounts, by issuing some vouchers before the appointed day. |
| Section 5(3) to (5) of the Act | Where a voucher has been issued before the appointed day under section 5(1) of the Act, to allow accounts to be opened, save that the account is only to be: (a) a child trust fund, or (b) subscribed to and operated, from that day. |
| Section 15(1), (2)(a) and (3) of the Act | So far as those provisions relate to the persons referred to in section 15(2)(a) of the Act |
| Section 17 of the Act | All purposes |
| Section 18 of the Act | All purposes |
| Section 20(1) (except paragraphs (b) and (c)), (2) to (6), (7) (except paragraph (c)), (8) and (9) of the Act | All purposes (except for the purposes of sections 6, 7, 9, 10 or 13 of the Act) |
| Section 21 of the Act | For the purposes of the provisions of section 20 of the Act which are commenced by this Order |
| Section 22(1) and (6) of the Act | All purposes |
| Section 23(1) to (3) of the Act | For the purposes of section 22(1) and (6) of the Act |
| Section 24(1) (except paragraph (c)), (2) and (3) of the Act | For the purposes of section 22(1) and (6) of the Act |
| Section 24(5) to (7) of the Act | All purposes |