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The following provisions of the Police Reform Act 2002 shall come into force on 1st April 2004—

a

Part 2 (complaints and misconduct) to the extent not already in force;

b

section 37 (protected disclosure by police officers);

c

section 107 (consequential amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedules 7 and 8 respectively in paragraphs (e) and (f) below;

d

Schedule 3 (handling of complaints and conduct matters etc.) to the extent not already in force;

e

in Schedule 7 (minor and consequential amendments), paragraphs 1 to 3, 5 and 6, 7(1) to (3), 10, 13, 15, 18 to 20, and 22 to 24; and

f

in Schedule 8 (repeals), the entries relating to—

i

the Superannuation Act 19722;

ii

the House of Commons Disqualification Act 19753;

iii

the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 19754;

iv

section 63(3)(b), Chapter 1 of Part 4 and section 86 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Police Act 19965 and in section 105(2) of that Act the words from “paragraph 8” to “that paragraph”;

v

the Employment Rights Act 19966;

vi

section 39(3) of the Police Act 19977;

vii

the Public Interest Disclosure Act 19988;

viii

paragraphs 97 to 99 of Schedule 27 to the Greater London Authority Act 19999;

ix

the Freedom of Information Act 200010; and

x

section 125(4)(b) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 200111.