This Article has effect subject to the provisions of Articles 4 to 10 below.

The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order shall, insofar as they are not then in force, come into force on 18th August 1993 but, where a particular purpose in relation to any such provision is specified in column 2 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order shall, insofar as they are not then in force, come into force on 18th September 1993 but, where a particular purpose in relation to any such provision is specified in column 2 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

All provisions of the Act insofar as they are not in force immediately before 1st October 1993, with the exception of those mentioned in paragraph (5) of this Article, shall come into force on 1st October 1993.

Sections 30, 33, 34 and 35 of the Act shall come into force on 1st January 1994.