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Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Section 117 May 19961996/1336
Section 217 May 19961996/1336
Section 317 May 19961996/1336
Section 42 December 19961996/1474
Section 5(1) to (5)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 5(6) and (7)6 June 19961996/1474
Section 6(1) to (7), (11) and (12)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 6(8), (9) and (10)6 June 19961996/1474
Section 72 December 19961996/1474
Section 8(1) to (5) and (8)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 8(6) and (7)6 June 19961996/1474
Section 92 December 19961996/1474
Section 102 December 19961996/1474
Section 112 December 19961996/1474
Section 12(1), (2), (4) and (5)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 12(3) and (6)6 June 19961996/1474
Section 132 December 19961996/1474
Section 14(1) and (3)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 14(2), (4) and (5)1 October 19991999/1190
Section 14(6)6 June 19961996/1474
Section 16(1), (2) and (4)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 16(3) and (5) partially17 May 19961996/1336
Section 16(3) to the extent not previously in force2 December 19961996/3003
Section 16(5) to the extent not previously in force6 June 19961996/1474
Section 17(1), (2) and (4)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 17(3)6 June 19961996/1474
Section 18(1) and (2)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 18(3) and (4)6 June 19961996/1474
Section 19(1)(a), (c) and (d), (2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (6)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 19(1)(b)1 October 19991999/1190
Section 19(5)(c)6 June 19961996/1474
Section 20(1), (3) and (4)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 20(2), (5) and (9)1 October 19991999/1190
Section 20(6), (7) and (8)6 June 19961996/1474
Section 21 (1), (2) (with the exception of paragraphs (a) to (c)), (4), (6) and (10)1 October 19991999/1190
Section 21(3) and (5)26 April 19991999/1190
Section 21(2) to the extent it is not already in force1 October 20042001/2030
Section 222 December 19961996/1474
Section 232 December 19961996/1474
Section 24(1) to (4)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 24(5)6 June 19961996/1474
Section 252 December 19961996/1474
Section 262 December 19961996/1474
Section 27(3) and (5) so far as it relates to paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 49 May 20012001/2030
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 41 October 20042001/2030
Section 2817 May 19961996/1336
Section 29(3)31 July 19961996/1474
Section 30(1) to (6)31 July 19961996/1474
Section 3131 July 19961996/1474
Section 37(5), (6) and (7) and (8)(b)1 December 20002000/2989
Section 37 to the extent not previously in force31 March 20012000/2989
Section 381 December 20002000/2989
Section 4030 August 20002000/1969
Section 4130 August 20002000/1969
Section 4230 August 20002000/1969
Section 4330 August 20002000/1969
Section 4430 August 20002000/1969
Section 4530 August 20002000/1969
Section 4613 May 19981998/1282
Section 4713 May 19981998/1282
Section 48 insofar as it relates to section 4613 May 19981998/1282
Section 48 to the extent not previously in force30 August 20002000/1969
Section 501 January 19961995/3330
Section 511 January 19961995/3330
Section 521 January 19961995/3330
Section 536 June 19961996/1474
Section 552 December 19961996/1474
Section 566 June 19961996/1474
Section 602 December 19961996/1474
Section 612 December 19971996/1474
Section 62(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6)17 May 19961996/1336
Section 63(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6)17 May 19961996/1336
Section 642 December 19961996/1474
Section 652 December 19961996/1474
Section 662 December 19961996/1474
Section 6717 May 19961996/1336
Section 68(1)17 May 19961996/1336
Section 68(2) to (5)2 December 19961996/1336
Section 6917 May 19961996/1336
Section 70(4)2 December 19961996/1474
Section 70(7)17 May 19961996/1336
Schedule 1 (with the exception of paragraph 7)17 May 19961996/1336
Schedule 1, paragraph 72 December 19961996/1474
Schedule 217 May 19961996/1474
Schedule 32 December 19961996/1474
Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 22 December 19961996/1474
Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraph 36 June 19961996/1474
Schedule 4, paragraph 4 and section 16(5) insofar as it relates to it17 May 19961996/1336
Paragraphs 5, 6 and 71 October 20042001/2030
Paragraphs 8 and 98 May 20042001/2030
Schedule 51 January 19961995/3330
Schedule 62 December 19961996/1474
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 19582 December 19961996/1474