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1
The provisions of the 2003 Act listed in paragraph (2) shall come into force on 22nd January 2004.
2
The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—
a
section 42 (mode of trial for certain firearms offences: transitory arrangements);
b
sections 287 to 293 (firearms offences) and Schedule 29 (sentencing for firearms offences in Northern Ireland);
c
section 304 in so far as it relates to the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (d); and
d
in Part 1 of Schedule 32 (amendments relating to sentencing), paragraphs 48 to 50.