NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of this Act have been bought into force (or come into force at a later date) by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 1 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 1 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Sections 2 to 5, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Sections 11 and 12, as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Sections 14 to 17, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Sections 14 to 17, as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 18, except for the repeal of section 486 of the Education Act 1996 made by paragraph (g) of subsection (1), as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 18(2), as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 19(2) to (5) and (7), as to England	1st March 2003	2003/124
Section 19(6), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
In section 19(8) the words “regulations under this section may include provision with respect to the governing body of federations”, as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 19 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 19(6) (partially), as to Wales	31st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 19 (1) to (7), as to Wales	31st October 2005	2005/2910 (W.207)
Section 20 (partially), as to England	1st March 2003	2003/124
Section 20 (partially), as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 20 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 20(1) to (3), (5), as to Wales	31st October 2005	2006/172 (W.23)
Section 21(partially), as to England	1st March 2003	2003/124
Section 21 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 22, as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 23, as to England	1st March 2003	2003/124
Section 23, as to Wales	31st October 2005	2006/172 (W.23)
Section 24 (partially), as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 24 (partially), as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 24 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 25, as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 26, as to England	1st March 2003	2003/124
Sections 27 and 28, as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002 as amended by 2002/2018
Sections 27 and 28, as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 29, as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 29, as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 30, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 32, as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 33 (partially), as to England	1st March 2003	2003/124
Section 33 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 33, as to Wales	31st October 2005	2006/172 (W.23)
Section 34, as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 34, as to Wales	31st October 2005	2005/2910 (W.207)
Section 35, as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 36 (partially), as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 36 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 37, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 35 to 37, as to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/879 (W.84)
Section 38(1), (2) and (4) to (7), as to England	1st October 2003	2003/1667
Section 39 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 39 (partially), as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 39(1) (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 39, as to Wales	31st October 2006	2005/2910 (W.207)
Section 40 (partially), as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Section 40 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 40 (partially), as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 41(1) and (3), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 41, as to Wales	4th December 2003	2003/2961 (W.278)
Section 42, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 42, as to Wales	4th December 2003	2003/2961 (W.278)
Section 43, as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Section 43, as to Wales	1st November 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 44 (partially), as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 44 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 45, as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 46, as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Section 46, as to Wales	1st December 2003	2003/2961 (W.278
Sections 47 to 49, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Sections 47 to 48, as to Wales	1st February 2006	2006/172 (W.23)
Section 49, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 50, as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Section 50, as to Wales	31 May 2005	2005/1395 (W.109)
Section 51 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 51 (fully), as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Section 51 (partially), as to Wales	9th January 2004	2003/2961
Section 51 (partially), as to Wales	31st March 2004	2004/912 (W.95)
Section 51 (partially), as to Wales	31st May 2005	2005/1395 (W.109)
Section 51 (fully), as to Wales	1st February 2006	2005/2910 (W.207)
Section 52 (partially), as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Section 52 (partially), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 52 (fully), as to England	1st June 2004	2004/1318
Section 52(1) to (6), as to Wales	9th January 2004	2003/2961 (W.278)
Section 52, (11) as to Wales	31st October 2005	2005/2910 (W.207)
Section 53, as to England	12th May 2004	2004/1318
Section 53, as to Wales	31st October 2006	2005/2910 (W.207)
Sections 54 to 59, as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Sections 54 to 56, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Sections 60 and 61, as to England	26th July 2002	2002/2002
Sections 62 to 64, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Sections 60 to 64, as to Wales	1st August 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 65	26th July 2002	2002/2002
Section 66	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Sections 67 to 69	26th July 2002	2002/2002
Section 70 and 71	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Section 72, as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 72, as to Wales	1st August 2004	2004/1728 (W.172)
Section 73	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Section 74 (partially), as to England	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Section 74 (fully), as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 75 (partially), as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 75 (fully), as to England	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Section 75 in so far as relates to Schedule 10, Paragraphs 1, 6, 11 and 15, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Sections 76 and 77	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 78 (partially)	26th July 2002	2002/2002
Section 78 (fully)	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Sections 79 to 96	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Sections 97 and 98	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Sections 99(1)	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 100 except subsections (1)(b), (2)(b) and (5),	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 101 except subsection (3)(b),	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 103	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Sections 105 to 107	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 108 except subsections (1)(a), (2) and (6)	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 109	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Sections 111 to 118,	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 119	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 120 (partially)	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 120 (fully)	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Section 121	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Sections 122 to 129	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Section 130 (partially)	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 130 (fully)	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Section 131, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 131, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Sections 132 and 133, as to England	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Sections 132 and 133, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 134 (1), (4) and (5), as to England	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Section 134 (1), (4) and (5), as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 135, as to England	1st October 2003	2003/1667
Section 135, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Sections 136 to 140, as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 141, as to England	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Section 141, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Sections 142 to 144, as to England	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Sections 142 to 144, as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 145, as to England	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Section 145, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 146 (partially), as to England	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Section 146 (partially), as to England	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Section 146 (partially), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 146 (partially), as to England	1st October 2003	2003/1667
Section 146 (partially), as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 148 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 148, (partially), as to England	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Section 148 (partially), as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 148 (partially), as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 149, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 149, as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 150, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 150, as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 151(1), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 151(2), as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 152 (partially), as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Section 152 (partially), as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 153, as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 154(1) and (2), as to England	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Section 154, as to Wales	31st March 2004	2004/912 (W.95)
Section 155 (partially), as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Section 155 (fully), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 156, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 156, as to Wales	31st March 2004	2004/912 (W.95)
Sections 157, as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Sections 158 (1) and (2), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Sections 159 to 174, as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 157 to 174, as to Wales	1st January 2004	2003/2961 (W.278)
Section 175, as to England	1st June 2004	2004/1318
Section 175, as to Wales	26th January 2006	2006/172 (W.23)
Section 176, as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 177, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 178(1) and (2), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 178(3), as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Section 178(1) and (4), as to Wales	1st August 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 179, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 179 (1), (4), (5) and (6), as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 180, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 180, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 181 to 185, as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 181 to 185, as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 187 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 187 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 188 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 188 (partially), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 188 (partially), as to Wales	1st December 2003	2003/2961 (W.278)
Section 188 (partially), as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 189 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 189 (partially), as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 191 to 194	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 195 (partially)	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 195 (fully)	1st September 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 196	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 197	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 198	31st March 2004	2004/912 (W.95)
Section 199, as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Section 199, as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 200, as to England	6th April 2003	2003/124
Section 200, as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 201 (partially), as to England	6th April 2003	2003/124
Section 201 (partially), as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Sections 202 and 203, as to England	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Sections 202 and 203, as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 204, as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Sections 205 and 206, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 206, as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Sections 207 and 208, as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Sections 207 and 208, as to Wales	9th January 2004	2003/2961 (W.278)
Section 209	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 215 (partially), as to England	26th July 2002	2002/2002
Section 215 (partially), as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Section 215 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Section 215 (partially), as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Section 215 (partially), as to England	1st March 2003	2003/124
Section 215 (partially), as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Section 215 (partially), as to England	6th April 2003	2003/124
Section 215 (partially), as to England	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Section 215 (partially), as to England	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Section 215 (partially), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Section 215 (partially), as to England	1st October 2003	2003/1667
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	1st September 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	1st August 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	4th December 2003	2003/2961 (W.278)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	1st January 2004	2003/2961 (W.278)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	9th January 2004	2003/2961 (W.278)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	31st March 2004	2004/912 (W.95)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	1st August 2004	2004/1728 (W.172)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	31st May 2005	2005/1395 (W.109)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	31st October 2005	2005/2910 (W.207)
Section 215 (partially), as to Wales	26th January 2006	2006/172 (W.23)
Section 215 (1) and (2) as to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/879 (W.84)
Schedule 1 (partially), as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Schedule 1 (fully), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Schedule 1 (partially), as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Schedule 1 (fully), as to Wales	31st October 2005	2005/2910 (W.207)
Schedule 2, as to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/879 (W.84)
Schedule 3 (partially), as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Schedule 3 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Schedule 3 (partially), as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Schedule 3 (fully), as to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/879 (W.84)
Schedule 4 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Schedule 4 (fully), as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Schedule 4 (partially), as to Wales	9th January 2004	2003/2961 (W.278)
Schedule 4 (partially), as to Wales	31st March 2004	2004/912 (W.95)
Schedule 4 (partially), as to Wales	31st May 2005	2005/1395 (W.109)
Schedule 4 (fully), as to Wales	1st February 2006	2006/172 (W.23)
Schedules 5 and 6, as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Schedule 5, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 7	26th July 2002	2002/2002
Schedule 8	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Schedule 9, as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Schedule 9, as to Wales	1st August 2004	2004/1728 (W.172)
Schedule 10 (partially), as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Schedule 10 (fully), as to England	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Schedule 10 paragraphs 1, 6, 11 and 15, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 11	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Schedule 12, paragraphs 1, 2, 4(1), and (3), 6, 9, 11 and 12(1) and (2), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Schedule 12, paragraphs 3(1), (2), (3) save for the words “or provisional”, (4) and (6), 4(4) save for the words “or provisional registration”, 8 save for the words “or provisional registration”, 10 save for the words “or provisional”, 12(3) save for the words “or provisional “, as to England	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Schedule 12, paragraphs 1, 2, 4(1) and (3), 6 and 7, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 12, paragraphs 12(1) and (2), as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 13, paragraphs 1 to 3, as to England paragraphs 4 and 5, as to England paragraphs 6, 7(1) and (3), and (8), as to England	1st October 2002 2nd September 2002 1st October 2002	2002/2439 2002/2002 2002/2439
Schedule 13, paragraphs 1 to 3, 5, 6, 7(1) and (3), and 8, as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 14 (partially), as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Schedule 14 (fully), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Schedule 15 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Schedule 15 (fully), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Schedule 16 (partially), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Schedule 16 (fully), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Schedule 16 (partially), as to Wales	1st December 2003	2003/2961 (W.278)
Schedule 16 (fully), as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 17, paragraphs 1 to 4 and 9	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Schedule 17, paragraphs 5(1) - (4), (6), and 6 to 8	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 18 (partially),	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 18 (fully)	1st September 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 19, as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Schedule 19, as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Schedule 20, as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Schedule 20, as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Schedule 21 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Schedule 21 (partially), as to England	5th August 2003	2003/2071
Schedule 21 (partially), as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Schedule 21 (partially) as to England	1st March 2003	2003/124
Schedule 21 (partially) as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Schedule 21 (partially), as to England	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Schedule 21 (partially), as to England	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Schedule 21 (partially), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Schedule 21 (partially), as to England	1st October 2003	2003/1667
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	4th December 2003	2003/2961 (W.278)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	1st January 2004	2003/2961 (W.278)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	9th January 2004	2003/2961 (W.278)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	31st March 2004	2004/912 (W.95)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	1st August 2004	2004/1728 (W.172)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	31st May 2005	2005/1395 (W.109)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	31st October 2005	2005/2910 (W.207)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/879 (W.84)
Schedule 22 (partially), as to England	26th July 2002	2002/2002
Schedule 22 (partially), as to England	2nd September 2002	2002/2002
Schedule 22 (partially), as to England	1st October 2002	2002/2439
Schedule 22 (partially), as to England	20th January 2003	2002/2952
Schedule 22 (partially) as to England	1st April 2003	2003/124
Schedule 22 (partially), as to England	6th April 2003	2003/124
Schedule 22 (partially) as to England	1st June 2003	2003/1115
Schedule 22 (partially), as to England	1st August 2003	2003/1667
Schedule 22 (partially), as to England	1st September 2003	2003/1667
Schedule 22 (partially), as to England	1st October 2003	2003/1667
Schedule 22 (partially), as to Wales	19th December 2002	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 22 (partially), as to Wales	31st March 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 22 (partially), as to Wales	1st September 2003	2002/3185 (W.301)
Schedule 22 (partially), as to Wales	1st August 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Schedule 22 (partially), as to Wales	1st September 2003	2003/1718 (W.185)
Schedule 22 (partially), as to Wales	4th December 2003	2003/2961 (W.278)
Schedule 22 (partially), as to Wales	1st January 2004	2003/2961 (W.278)
Schedule 22 (partially), as to Wales	31st March 2004	2004/912 (W.95)
Schedule 22 (partially), as to Wales	31st May 2005	2005/1395 (W.109)
Schedule 22 (partially), as to Wales	31st October 2005	2005/2910 (W.207)
Schedule 22 (partially), as to Wales	1st February 2006	2006/172 (W.23)
Schedule 21 (partially), as to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/879 (W.84)