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.