Commencement of provisions of the Act2

1

Subject to the provisions of articles 3 and 4 (savings and transitional provisions), the provisions of the Act specified in this article shall come into force in accordance with the following paragraphs of this article.

2

Section 47 (consequential amendments), so far as it relates to paragraphs 4 to 7 of Schedule 3, shall come into force on 1st April 2003.

3

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 6th April 2003—

a

section 1(3)(a) and (f) (abolition of children’s tax credit under section 257AA of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 19884 and employment credit);

b

section 47, so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 3 specified in sub-paragraph (d);

c

section 60 (repeals), so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 6 specified in sub-paragraph (e);

d

in Schedule 3 (consequential amendments)—

i

paragraphs 1 to 3,

ii

paragraphs 8 and 9, and

iii

paragraphs 13 to 59; and

e

in Schedule 6, the entries relating to the enactments specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order to the extent shown in column 2 of that Schedule.

4

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 8th April 2003—

a

section 1(3)(b) and (c) (abolition of working families' tax credit and disabled person’s tax credit);

b

section 47 so far as concerns the provisions of Schedule 3 mentioned in this paragraph;

c

section 60 so far as concerns the entries in Schedule 6 referred to in sub-paragraph (e);

d

paragraphs 10 to 12 of Schedule 3 to the Act; and

e

in Schedule 6 to the Act, the entries relating to the enactments specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order to the extent shown in column 2 of that Schedule.

5

Section 1(3)(d) of the Act (child premia in respect of income support and income-based jobseeker’s allowance) shall come into force on 6th April 2005.