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.