The Local Government Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2003

Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2004 so far as relating to England

7.  Subject to article 8 and the Schedule, the following provisions of the Act shall come into force, so far as relating to England, on 1st April 2004—

(a)sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 12, 13, 16(1), 17, 22, 27 to 29, 37, 64, 67(2), 90(2) and (3), 102, 118, 120, Schedule 6 and paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 6, 18, 32, 51(3), 63 and 64 of Schedule 7;

(b)sections 4, 7 to 9, 19 and 21, Schedule 1 and paragraph 29 of Schedule 7 to the extent not brought into force by article 3;

(c)section 127(1) to the extent that it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 7 to the Act specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b);

(d)section 127(2) to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 to the Act specified in sub-paragraph (e); and

(e)in Schedule 8—

(i)the repeal of section 137(4AA) of the Local Government Act 1972(1);

(ii)the repeal relating to the Stock Transfer Act 1982(2);

(iii)in the 1989 Act, the repeals of sections 39 to 44, 46 to 52, 54 to 66 and 80(2), the repeal relating to section 155(4) and the repeals of Schedule 3, paragraph 60 of Schedule 5 and paragraphs 6, 7 and 59 of Schedule 11;

(iv)the repeals of sections 32(11), 43(8) and 50(6) of and paragraph 90 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992;

(v)the repeal of section 30 of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994(3);

(vi)the repeal of section 73 of and paragraph 31(2) of Schedule 10 to the Environment Act 1995;

(vii)the repeal relating to the Police Act 1996(4);

(viii)the repeal of the Local Government Finance (Supplementary Credit Approvals) Act 1997(5);

(ix)the repeal relating to the Access to Justice Act 1999(6); and

(x)the repeals relating to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001(7).

(1)

1972 c. 70. Section 137(4AA) is inserted by section 36 of the 1989 Act.