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Commencement of other provisions of the Act

3.—(1) The provisions of the Act specified in paragraph (2) come into force —

(a)on the date when the United Kingdom and Ireland notify each other under Article 14(1) of the Agreement that their respective internal procedures for bringing the Agreement into force have been completed, or

(b)if the notifications are not given on the same date, on the date when the later of those notifications is given.

(2) The provisions are —

(a)section 31 (mutual recognition of driving disqualification in UK and Republic of Ireland) in so far as it is not already in force, and

(b)Schedule 7 (mutual recognition of driving disqualification in UK and Republic of Ireland) in so far as it is not already in force.

(3) The Secretary of State must give notice in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazette of the date on which the provisions of the Act come into force pursuant to paragraph (1).