Commencement2

The following provisions of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 shall come into force on 1st February 2010—

a

section 48 (Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses), section 49 (general functions of Commissioner) and section 50 (advice)2;

b

section 51 (restrictions on exercise of functions);

c

section 52 (“victims” and “witnesses”);

d

section 53 and Schedule 9 (authorities within Commissioner’s remit)3; and

e

section 54 (disclosure of information), so far as it is not already in force4.