(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 1	16 December 2004	2004/3255
Section 2	1 April 2005	2005/767
Sections 3 to 6	16 December 2004	2004/3255
Sections 8 and 9	16 December 2004	2004/3255
Sections 11 to 18	1 December 2004	2004/3144
Section 19	1 November 2004	2004/2781
Section 20	1 January 2005	2004/3144
Section 21	1 December 2004	2004/3144
Section 46	1 January 2005	2004/3144
Section 49	16 December 2004 1 April 2005	2004/32552005/767
Section 50	1 January 2005 1 April 2005	2004/31442005/767
Schedule 1	1 December 2004	2004/3144
Schedule 2	1 December 2004	2004/3144
Schedule 3	1 December 2004	2004/3144
Schedule 4	1 December 2004	2004/3144
Schedule 6	16 December 2004 1 April 2005	2004/32552005/767
Schedule 7	1 January 2005 1 April 2005	2004/31442005/767
Various provisions of the Higher Education Act 2004 have been brought into force in relation to England and Northern Ireland by the following statutory instruments: S.I.2004/2781 and S.I.2004/3255. Section 10(3) of the Higher Education Act 2004 has been brought into force in relation to Scotland by S.I.2005/33.