Appointed date2

The following provisions of the 2008 Act come into force on 23 March 2010—

a

section 74 (hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation) to the extent that it is not already in force;

b

section 148(1) (consequential etc. amendments and transitional and saving provision), to the extent that it refers to paragraph 70 (Criminal Justice Act 20032) of Schedule 26 (minor and consequential amendments);

c

section 149 (repeals and revocations), to the extent that it refers to the entry relating to section 233 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, in Part 2 (sentencing) of Schedule 28 (repeals and revocations);

d

Schedule 16 (hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation) to the extent that it is not already in force;

e

in Schedule 26 (minor and consequential amendments), paragraph 70 (Criminal Justice Act 2003); and

f

in Part 2 (sentencing) of Schedule 28 (repeals and revocations), the entry relating to section 233 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.