Commencement
3. The following provisions of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 shall come into force on 31st March 2005—
(a)section 11 (common assault etc as alternative verdict);
(b)sections 22 to 26 and Schedules 2 and 3 (unfitness to plead and insanity);
(c)section 28 (disclosure orders for purpose of executing warrants);
(d)section 29 and Schedule 5 (procedure on breach of community penalty etc);
(e)section 31 and Schedule 6 (intermittent custody);
(f)section 58(1) (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 10 in paragraph (h) below;
(g)paragraphs 1, 3 to 6, 8, 12, 14, 17 to 23, 25, 31 to 32, 45 to 46, 57 to 58 and 60 to 61 of Schedule 10 (minor and consequential amendments);
(h)section 58(2) (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 11 in paragraph (j) below;
(i)in Schedule 11 (repeals), the entries relating to:
(i)the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964;
(ii)the Criminal Appeal Act 1968;
(iii)the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968;
(iv)the Juries Act 1974;
(v)the Supreme Court Act 1981;
(vi)the Mental Health Act 1983;
(vii)the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985;
(viii)the Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991;
(ix)the Armed Forces Act 1996;
(x)the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997; and
(xi)the Sexual Offences Act 2003;
(j)section 59 (transitionals and transitory provisions) in so far as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 12 in paragraph (l) below; and
(k)paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 12.