(1) This Act comes into force on the day on which it receives the Royal assent, except as provided in this section.
(2) Sections 74, 108, 319, 320, 322, 323, 502, 510, 546, 549, 557(26), (45), (53), (132), (145), and (147), 605(1), and (3), 606, 610, 682, 862, and 863 are treated as coming into force 3 months after this Act receives the Royal assent.
(3) Section 704(5) is treated as coming into force—
(4) Section 855 is treated as coming into force on 1 April 1993.
(5) Section 850 is treated as coming into force on 1 April 1995.
(6) Sections 851 and 860 are treated as coming into force on 1 April 1997.
(7) Sections 847, 848, 849, 852, 853, 854, and 856 are treated as coming into force on 1 October 2001.
(8) Sections 628(1), 646(1) and (4), 647(1), (3), and (6), 712, 735, 736, 738, 741, 742, 743, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 754, 759, 760, 761, 764(2), 767, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 789(2) and (4), 832, 844(2), (9), (15), (23), (25), (31), and (33), 845, 858(1) and (3), and 864 are treated as coming into force on 1 April 2005.
(9) Section 647(2) is treated as coming into force on 1 October 2005.
(10) Sections 744, 768, and 844(3), (13), (14), (22), and (32) are treated as coming into force on 1 April 2006.
(11) Sections 646(2) and 647(4) are treated as coming into force on 3 April 2006.
(12) Sections 706, 739, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789(1) and (3), 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 819(2), 841, and 844(8), (11), (18), (21), and (35) are treated as coming into force on 1 April 2007.
(13) Section 684 is treated as coming into force on 17 May 2007.
(14) Sections 720, 731, 733(2) and (4), and 844(6) and (17) are treated as coming into force on 1 July 2007.
(15) Sections 612, 625, 675, 677, 756, 808, 809, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819(1), 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 842, 843, and 844(26) are treated as coming into force on 1 October 2007.
(16) Section 764(1) and (3) is treated as coming into force on 1 December 2007.
(17) Sections 638(2), 757, 830, and 831 are treated as coming into force on 19 December 2007.
(18) Section 758 is treated as coming into force on 1 January 2008.
(19) Section 737, 740, 755, 762, 790, 791, 792, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 810, and 844(4), (5), (7), (10), (12), (16), and (27) to (30) are treated as coming into force on 25 February 2008.
(20) Section 763 is treated as coming into force on 4 March 2008.
(21) Sections 5(1), (2), (4), (5), and (7), 11, 12, 15(1)(b), 16, 18, 19(1), (2), (3) and (5), 20(3), 24, 25, 26, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41(1) and (2), 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 52, 53, 54, 56(1) and (4), 60, 62, 68, 72, 73(3), 76, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 93, 96(1) and (3), 97, 98(1), (3), and (4), 99, 100, 101, 102(1), (3), (5), and (7), 103(1), (3), and (5), 104(1) and (3), 105(1), (3), and (5), 106(1), (3), and (5), 107, 109, 111, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136(1) and (3), 137(1), (2), (3), and (5), 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 150, 151, 152(1), 161(7) and (15), 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173(1) to (3), (5) to (7), and (11), 174, 176(1), 177(1), (2) to (4), and (6) to (10), 178(1) to (5), and (7) to (11), 179, 180(1), 181(1), (2), and (5), 182, 183, 188, 196, 197, 198, 201, 202(1) and (3), 203, 204, 205(1), (4), and (5), 209(2), (3), and (5), 211(3) and (6), 215(1) and (3), 218(1), (4), (5), (7), and (9), 227, 230(4), 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 238(1) and (4), 239(1), 241, 242(1), 251, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 261, 262(1), 263, 264(2) and (4), 265, 266, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 277, 280, 281, 282(1), (3), (4), and (5), 283, 284(1), (2), (4), and (6), 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 293, 294, 296(2), (3), and (8), 297(2) and (5), 298(1) and (4), 299, 300, 302(2) and (4), 304, 306, 308(1), 309, 311, 312, 314, 317, 318, 321, 324(1), (2), (4), and (6), 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336(1), (3), (5), and (6), 337, 338, 339, 340(1), (3), (4), and (7), 341, 344, 345, 349, 350, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360(1) and (3), 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 376, 378(1), (2), (4), (5), and (7), 379, 381(2) and (4), 383, 387, 388(2) and (5), 389(2) and (3), 390, 391, 393, 394, 397, 398, 399(1), (4), and (8), 400(2) and (6), 409, 420(1) and (3), 421(1) and (3), 422, 427, 431(1) and (3), 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 446, 447(2) and (5), 452(3) and (6), 453, 455, 457, 460(2), (4), and (7), 466, 470, 486, 489, 490(2), (3) and (5), 491(1), (3), and (5), 492(1) and (5), 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 500, 503(2), (3), and (4), 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 511, 512, 513, 514(1) to (4), (7), and (9) to (11), 515, 516, 517(1) and (3) to (5), 518(1) and (3) to (5), 519(1) to (6) and (8) to (13), 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 529, 530, 531(1), (2), and (4) to (7), 532, 533, 534, 536, 537, 538, 539, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 547, 548, 554, 555, 556, 557(5), (7), (10), (25), (28), (29), (36), (37), (39), (42), (49), (50), (51), (52), (54), (55), (57), (58), (59), (62), (63), (64), (68), (69), (76), (84), (85), (88), (93), (95), (98), (99), (109), (114), (118), (119), (130), (134), (137), (138), (139), (140), (141), (142), (143), (144), (146), (149), (156), (157), (164), (170), (171), (175), (176), (184), (187), (191), (193), (195), (197), (198), (199), (200), (202), (204), (210), (214), (217), (219), (222), (224), (225), and (228), 559, 560, 561, 562, 564, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571(1) and (3), 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 579(3) to (8), 580, 581, 582, 583, 585, 590, 591, 592, 593, 596(3), (4), (7), and (8), 597(4), 598(1) and (3), 599(1), 609, 614, 615, 616(2), 619(2), (3), (6), and (7), 620, 624, 627, 628(2) to (4), 630(1), 631, 632, 633, 636, 637, 640, 642, 643, 644, 646(3) and (5), 647(5) and (7), 648, 649, 650, 651(1) and (3), 654, 659, 660, 661, 664, 665, 669, 671, 672, 673, 680, 683, 690, 691, 693, 701, 702, 715(1) to (3), 717, 719, 724, 725, 726, 727, 729, 730, 733(3) and (5), 765, 766, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 844(19), (20), (24), and (34), 858(2) and (4), 859, and 865 are treated as coming into force on 1 April 2008.
(22) Sections 88, 315, 316, 360(2), 503(1), 557(148), 732, 867, and 868 are treated as coming into force on 1 July 2008.
(23) Sections 40, 58, 61, 243, 244, 745, 752, and 753 are treated as coming into force on 26 September 2008.
(24) Section 137(4) and (6) are treated as coming into force on 1 October 2008.
(25) Sections 10, 80, 112(2) and (3), 115, 116, 132(2) and (4), 173(8), (13), and (15), 557(32), (48), (60), (82), (105), (127), (131), (159), (160), (181), (186), and (206), and 704(2) and (4) are treated as coming into force on 1 January 2009.
(26) Sections 9, 27, 50, 64, 92, 114, 136(2), (4), (5), and (6), 139, 173(9), 176(2) and (3), 181(4) and (8), 184, 276, 278, 279, 282(2), 284(3), (5), (7), and (8), 301, 347(1), 399(2) and (6), 445(1) and (4), 462, 463, 464, 465, 492(2), 508, 514(5), (6), and (8), 517(2), 518(2), 519(7), 550, 557(92), (158), (165), (166), (188), and (209), 571(2), (4), and (5), 587, 607, 608, 619(1), (4), and (5), 623, 715(4), and 721 are treated as coming into force on 1 April 2009.
(27) Sections 5(3), (6), and (8), 6, 14, 17(2), (3) and (5), 20(1), (2), and (4), 22, 23, 29, 30, 39, 41(3) and (6), 69, 70, 71, 79, 90, 91, 110, 152(2) and (3), 153, 154, 155, 156, 160, 161(1) to (6), (9) to (14), (16), and (17), 162, 163, 164, 165, 175, 180(2) to (4), 195, 202(2) and (4), 206, 207, 208, 209(1) and (4), 210, 211(1), (2), (4), (5), and (7), 212, 213, 214, 215(2), (4), and (5), 216, 217, 218(3) and (10), 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228, 229, 230(1) to (3), and (5) to (7), 231, 237, 238(2), (3), and (5), 240, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 252, 259, 260, 302(1) and (3), 303, 305, 340(2), (5), and (6), 342, 343, 346, 377, 385, 395, 399(3) and (7), 400(3) and (7), 401(2) and (5), 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 419, 421(2) and (4), 423, 424, 425, 426, 428, 429, 430, 431(2) and (4), 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 448, 456, 459(1) and (3), 460(3) and (8), 461(1) and (3), 468, 469(1) and (3), 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 485, 488, 490(1) and (4), 491(2), (4) and (6), 492(3), (4), and (6), 527, 528, 540, 557(8), (9), (11), (14), (16), (22), (23), (30), (34), (38), (40), (41), (43), (61), (70), (71), (74), (75), (77), (78), (79), (80), (89), (94), (96), (104), (117), (123), (128), (129), (182), (183), (185), (203), (208), (211), (212), (213), (215), (216), and (229), 558, 577(2), 584, 586, 596(5) and (9), 597(1) to (3), (5) and (6), 605(2) and (4), 617, 634, 635, 651(2) and (5), 652, 655, 656, 657, 658, 666, 668, 674, 676, 678, 686, 687, 688, 695, 697, and 700 are treated as coming into force on 30 June 2009.
(28) Sections 46, 56(2), (3), and (5), 59, 86, 87, and 89 come into force on 1 October 2009.
(29) Sections 95, 123, 124, 125, 126, 557(108), and (110) come into force on 1 January 2010.
(30) Sections 4, 7, 8, 13, 15(1)(a) and (2), 17(1) and (4), 19(4), (6), and (7), 21, 28, 41(4), (5), and (7), 51, 63, 65, 66, 67, 73(1), (2), and (4), 75, 77, 78, 96(2), (4), and (5), 98(2), (5), and (6), 102(2), (4), (6), and (8), 103(2), (4), and (6), 104(2) and (4), 105(2), (4), and (6), 106(2), (4), and (6), 112(1), 113, 122, 149, 157, 158, 159, 161(8) and (18), 173(4), (10), (12), and (14), 177(5), (11), and (12), 178(6), (12), and (13), 181(3), (6), and (7), 191, 192, 218(2), (6), (8), and (11), 239(2) and (3), 242(2) to (4), 245, 262(2) and (3), 264(1) and (3), 267, 292, 295, 296(4), (6), and (9), 298(2), (3), and (5), 308(2) and (3), 313, 324(3), (5), and (7), 328, 336(2), (4), and (7), 347(2), 348, 351, 378(3), (6), and (8), 384, 401(1), (3), and (4), 438, 498, 531(3) and (8), 535, 557(2), (3), (4), (13), (15), (17), (18), (19), (21), (24), (31), (44), (66), (73), (81), (83), (91), (97), (100), (101), (102), (103), (106), (107), (111), (115), (116), (121), (126), (133), (136), (150), (154), (155), (167), (177), (179), (180), (192), (196), (220), (221), (223), and (227), 563, 565, 566, 579(1) and (2), 588, 594, 599(2), 611, 613, 618, 621, 622, 626, 628(5) and (6), 645, 651(4) and (6), 679, 681, 710(3), 713, and 861 come into force on 1 April 2010.
(31) Sections 200 and 487 come into force on 30 June 2010.
(32) Sections 33, 49, 55, 94, 132(1), (3), (5), and (6), 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 193, 194, 199, 296(1), (5), and (7), 297(1), (3), and (4), 307, 310, 325, 326, 327, 372, 373, 374, 375, 380, 381(1), (3), and (5), 382, 386, 388(1), (3), and (4), 392, 396, 399(5) and (9), 400(1), (4), and (5), 402, 410, 411, 418, 420(2) and (4), 439, 445(2), (3), and (5), 447(1), (3), and (4), 449, 450, 451, 452(1), (2), (4), and (5), 454, 458, 459(2) and (4), 460(1), (5), and (6), 461(2) and (4), 467, 469(2) and (4), 483, 484, 557(6), (12), (20), (27), (33), (35), (46), (56), (65), (67), (72), (87), (90), (112), (113), (120), (122), (124), (151), (152), (153), (161), (162), (163), (168), (169), (172), (178), (189), (190), (194), (201), (205), (207), (218), and (226), 577(1) and (3), 629, and 663 come into force on 1 July 2010.