(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Section 2

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Section 3

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Section 4

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 5(1) to (5)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 5(6) and (7)

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 6(1) to (7), (11) and (12)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 6(8), (9) and (10)

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 7

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 8(1) to (5) and (8)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 8(6) and (7)

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 9

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 10

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 11

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 12(1), (2), (4) and (5)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 12(3) and (6)

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 13

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 14(1) and (3)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 14(2), (4) and (5)

1 October 1999

1999/1190

Section 14(6)

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 16(1), (2) and (4)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 16(3) and (5) partially

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Section 16(3) to the extent not previously in force

2 December 1996

1996/3003

Section 16(5) to the extent not previously in force

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 17(1), (2) and (4)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 17(3)

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 18(1) and (2)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 18(3) and (4)

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 19(1)(a), (c) and (d), (2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (6)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 19(1)(b)

1 October 1999

1999/1190

Section 19(5)(c)

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 20(1), (3) and (4)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 20(2), (5) and (9)

1 October 1999

1999/1190

Section 20(6), (7) and (8)

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 21 (1), (2) (with the exception of paragraphs (a) to (c)), (4), (6) and (10)

1 October 1999

1999/1190

Section 21(3) and (5)

26 April 1999

1999/1190

Section 21(2) to the extent it is not already in force

1 October 2004

2001/2030

Section 22

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 23

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 24(1) to (4)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 24(5)

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 25

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 26

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 27(3) and (5) so far as it relates to paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 4

9 May 2001

2001/2030

Section 27(1), (2) and (4) and to the extent that it is not already in force (5) and paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 4

1 October 2004

2001/2030

Section 28

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Section 29(3)

31 July 1996

1996/1474

Section 30(1) to (6)

31 July 1996

1996/1474

Section 31

31 July 1996

1996/1474

Section 37(5), (6) and (7) and (8)(b)

1 December 2000

2000/2989

Section 37 to the extent not previously in force

31 March 2001

2000/2989

Section 38

1 December 2000

2000/2989

Section 40

30 August 2000

2000/1969

Section 41

30 August 2000

2000/1969

Section 42

30 August 2000

2000/1969

Section 43

30 August 2000

2000/1969

Section 44

30 August 2000

2000/1969

Section 45

30 August 2000

2000/1969

Section 46

13 May 1998

1998/1282

Section 47

13 May 1998

1998/1282

Section 48 insofar as it relates to section 46

13 May 1998

1998/1282

Section 48 to the extent not previously in force

30 August 2000

2000/1969

Section 50

1 January 1996

1995/3330

Section 51

1 January 1996

1995/3330

Section 52

1 January 1996

1995/3330

Section 53

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 55

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 56

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Section 60

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 61

2 December 1997

1996/1474

Section 62(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6)

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Section 63(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6)

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Section 64

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 65

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 66

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 67

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Section 68(1)

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Section 68(2) to (5)

2 December 1996

1996/1336

Section 69

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Section 70(4)

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Section 70(7)

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Schedule 1 (with the exception of paragraph 7)

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Schedule 1, paragraph 7

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Schedule 2

17 May 1996

1996/1474

Schedule 3

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 2

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraph 3

6 June 1996

1996/1474

Schedule 4, paragraph 4 and section 16(5) insofar as it relates to it

17 May 1996

1996/1336

Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7

1 October 2004

2001/2030

Paragraphs 8 and 9

8 May 2004

2001/2030

Schedule 5

1 January 1996

1995/3330

Schedule 6

2 December 1996

1996/1474

Schedule 7 and section 70(5) insofar as is necessary to effect the repeal of sections 1, 6 to 14, 19 and 21 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 and section 2 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958

2 December 1996

1996/1474