Provisions coming into force on 3rd December 20122

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 3rd December 2012—

a

section 142 (offences of threatening with article with blade or point or offensive weapon in public or on school premises);

b

section 143 (offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving);

c

section 145 (scrap metal dealing: increase in penalties for existing offences), subject to article 3;

d

section 146 (offence of buying scrap metal for cash etc);

e

section 147 (review of offence of buying scrap metal for cash etc);

f

Schedule 26 (knives and offensive weapons: minor and consequential amendments) except paragraph 19; and

g

Schedule 27 (causing serious injury by dangerous driving: minor and consequential amendments).