Commencement3
The following provisions of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 shall come into force on 31st March 2005—
a
section 11 (common assault etc as alternative verdict);
b
sections 22 to 26 and Schedules 2 and 3 (unfitness to plead and insanity);
c
section 28 (disclosure orders for purpose of executing warrants);
d
section 29 and Schedule 5 (procedure on breach of community penalty etc);
e
section 31 and Schedule 6 (intermittent custody);
f
section 58(1) (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 10 in paragraph (h) below;
g
paragraphs 1, 3 to 6, 8, 12, 14, 17 to 23, 25, 31 to 32, 45 to 46, 57 to 58 and 60 to 61 of Schedule 10 (minor and consequential amendments);
h
section 58(2) (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 11 in paragraph (j) below;
i
in Schedule 11 (repeals), the entries relating to:
i
the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964;
ii
the Criminal Appeal Act 1968;
iii
the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968;
iv
the Juries Act 1974;
v
the Supreme Court Act 1981;
vi
the Mental Health Act 1983;
vii
the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985;
viii
the Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991;
ix
the Armed Forces Act 1996;
x
the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997; and
xi
the Sexual Offences Act 2003;
j
section 59 (transitionals and transitory provisions) in so far as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 12 in paragraph (l) below; and
k
paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 12.