Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions have been brought into force by—

• the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3309 (C. 88)),

• the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3420 (C. 92)),

• the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/629 (C. 13)),

• the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1047 (C. 29))(1),

• the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1116 (C. 35)),

• the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Scotland) (Commencement No. 6) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/111 (C. 36)),

• the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1382 (C. 41)),

• the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Scotland) (Commencement No. 8) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/238 (C. 7)),

• the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9, and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2958 (C. 89))(2), and

• the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 10, and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/933 (C.34)).

  Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
  Section 1	1st October 2000	2000/1047
  Section 2	1st October 2000	2000/1047
  Section 3	6th April 2001 and 8th October 2001	2001/933
  Sections 4 and 5	8th October 2001	2000/1047
  Section 6(1), (2) and (4)	8th October 2001	2000/1047
  Schedule 1, except paragraph 1(3), and section 6(3) except so far as it relates to that paragraph 1(3)	1st October 2000	2000/1047
  Schedule 1, paragraph 1(3), and section 6(3) so far as it relates to that paragraph 1(3)	8th October 2001	2000/1047
  Section 7	1st October 2000	2000/1047
  Section 8, except the definition of “designated scheme”	1st October 2000	2000/1047
  Section 8(1) so far as it relates to the definition of “designated scheme”	8th October 2001	2000/1047
  Section 9	6th April 2001	2000/2958
  Section 10	3rd April 2000	2000/629
  Section 11(1), (2), (3) and (11)	29th May 2000	2000/1382
  Section 11(12)	1st December 2000	2000/1382
  Section 13(1) and (2)	29th May 2000	2000/1382
  Schedule 2 in the following respects, and section 18 so far as it relates to them:—
  paragraphs 1 and 2	29th May 2000	2000/1382
  paragraphs 3 and 4, 8 to 13 and 15 to 19	25th April 2000	2000/1047
  Sections 19, 21 and 22 and Schedules 3 and 4	1st December 2000	2000/1116
  Section 20	1st December 2000	2000/1047
  Sections 23 and 24	1st December 2000	2000/1047
  Sections 26 to 51 and Schedules 5 and 6	1st December 2000	2000/1047
  Section 53	12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000	1999/3309
  Sections 54 to 56	24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001	2000/1047
  Section 59 and Schedule 7	19th March 2001	2000/2958
  Section 61	3rd April 2000	1999/3309
  Sections 62 to 65	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
  Section 66	12th January 2000	1999/3309
  Section 67(1) and (2)	12th January 2000	1999/3309
  Section 67(3) and (4)	9th April 2001	2000/1382
  Section 69	17th April 2000 and 15th May 2000	2000/1047
  Schedule 8 in the following respects, and section 70 so far as it relates to them:—
  paragraphs 1 to 19	24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001	2000/1047
  paragraph 20	3rd November 2000	2000/2958
  paragraphs 21 and 22	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
  paragraph 23(1), (2) and (4)	13th December 1999	1999/3309
  paragraph 23(3)	3rd April 2000	1999/3309
  paragraph 24	3rd April 2000	1999/3309
  paragraph 25	3rd November 2000	2000/2958
  paragraph 26	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
  paragraph 27	6th April 2001	2000/2958
  paragraph 28	19th March 2001	2001/933
  paragraphs 30 to 32	12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000	1999/3309
  paragraph 33	1st December 2000	2000/1047
  Section 73 and Schedule 9	22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000	1999/3420
  Section 74 and Schedule 10	22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000	1999/3420
  Sections 75 and 76	22nd December 1999	1999/3420
  Sections 77 and 78	6th April 2000	1999/3420
  Schedule 12 in the following respects, and section 84(1) so far as it relates to them:—
  paragraphs 1 to 4	1st December 2000	2000/1116
  paragraphs 5 to 7, and 8(1), (2), (5) and (6)	1st December 2000	2000/1047
  paragraph 8(3) and (4)	15th April 2000	S.S.I. 2000/111
  paragraphs 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 to 63	1st December 2000	2000/1047, S.S.I. 2000/238
  paragraphs 64 to 66	1st December 2000	2000/1116
  paragraph 73	25th April 2000	2000/1047
  paragraph 74	6th April 2000	1999/3420
  paragraph 75	25th April 2000	2000/1047
  paragraphs 76 to 78	6th April 2000	1999/3420
  paragraphs 84 to 86	6th April 2000	1999/3420
  Section 85(3) and (4)	1st December 2000	2000/1116
  Section 85(5)	1st December 2000	2000/1047
  Schedule 13 in the following respects, and section 88 so far as it relates to them:—
  Part I (partially)	25th April 2000 and 19th March 2001	2000/1047 2001/933
  Part II (partially)	1st December 2000	2000/1047, 2000/1116
  Part III	1st December 2000	2000/1047
  Part IV	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
  Part V (partially)	2nd April 2000, 24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001	1999/3309, 2000/1047
  Parts VI and VII	6th April 2000	1999/3420

(1)

S.I. 2000/1047 (c. 29) was amended by article 2 of S.I. 2001/933 (C.34).

(2)

S.I. 2000/2958 (c. 89) was amended by article 3 of S.I. 2001/933 (C.34).