Commencement on 30th November 20022

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 30th November 2002:

a

sections 19(5) to (7) and 20, insofar as they are not already in force;

b

sections 45 and 46, insofar as they are not already in force;

c

section 47(1);

d

sections 48(1) and (2), 51 and 54 and Schedule 3, so far as they relate to—

i

the issue of practice recommendations, and

ii

the issue and enforcement of information notices,

relating to the conformity with the code of practice under section 45 of the practice of public authorities in relation to the exercise of their functions under the publication scheme provisions;

e

sections 51, 52 and 54 and Schedule 3, so far as they relate to the enforcement of the requirements on public authorities under the publication scheme provisions;

f

section 55, so far as relating to the provisions of Schedule 3 referred to in paragraphs (d) and (e) above;

g

sections 56, 57(2), 58, 59 and 61(2);

h

paragraph 10(b) of Schedule 2 (and section 18(4) insofar as it is not already in force);

i

paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 (and section 61(1) so far as relating to that provision);

j

paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 (and section 67 so far as relating to that provision);

k

section 72; and

l

section 88.