The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 3122 (C. 131)

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004

Made

26th November 2004

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 87(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000(1) hereby makes the following Order:

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004(2).

(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

2.  The provisions of the Act shall, in so far as they are not already in force, come into force on 1st January 2005.

Falconer of Thoroton

Secretary of State

Department for Constitutional Affairs

26th November 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st January 2005 those provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 that are not already in force.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
s18 (in part)14.05.20012001/1637
s61 (in part)14.05.20012001/1637
s73 (in part)14.05.20012001/1637
Schedule 2 (in part)14.05.20012001/1637
Schedule 4 (in part)14.05.20012001/1637
Schedule 6 (in part)14.05.20012001/1637
s18 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s19 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s20 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s4512.11.20022002/2812
s4612.11.20022002/2812
s48 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s51 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s52 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s54 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s55 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s5612.11.20022002/2812
s57 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s5812.11.20022002/2812
s5912.11.20022002/2812
s61 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s67 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s7212.11.20022002/2812
s8812.11.20022002/2812
Schedule 2 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
Schedule 3 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
Schedule 4 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
Schedule 5 (in part)12.11.20022002/2812
s19 (in part)31.10.20032003/2603
s19 (in part)29.02.20042003/2603
s19 (in part)30.06.20042003/2603
s15 (in part) (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s48 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s50 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s51 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s52 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s53 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s54 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s55 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s56 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s57 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s58 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s59 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s60 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s61 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s62 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s68 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s69 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s70 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s71 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s72 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s73 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
s77 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
Schedule 3 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
Schedule 4 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
Schedule 6 (for the purposes of S.I. 2004/1909)01.01.20052004/1909
(2)

Certain provisions of the Act came into force on Royal Assent (30th November 2000) by section 87(1), on 30th January 2001 by section 87(2), on 14th May 2001 by S.I. 21001/1637 (C. 56), on 12th November 2002 by S.I. 2001/2812 (C. 86), on 31st October 2003, 29th February 2004 and 30th June 2004 by S.I. 2003/2603 (C. 97). Some will come into force on 1st January 2005 by S.I. 2004/1909 (C. 81) for certain purposes.