Commencement2

The following provisions of the 2006 Act shall come into force on 1st April 2008 to the extent not already in force—

a

section 43(4) (sale etc. of knives and other weapons) in so far as it inserts subsections (11D) and (11E) into section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (offensive weapons) 2;

b

section 51 (corresponding provision for Northern Ireland) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 2 (weapons etc.: corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland) referred to in sub-paragraph (c);

c

in Schedule 2—

i

paragraph 11(1); and

ii

paragraph 11(3) in so far as it inserts subsections (11D) and (11E) into section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988;

d

section 65 (repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 5 (repeals) referred to in sub-paragraph (e);

e

in Schedule 5 (repeals), the entries relating to the Criminal Justice Act 1988.