Provisions coming into force on 1st November 20073

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st November 2007—

a

sections 44, 45(1) and (2) and 146;

b

section 48(1) to the extent that it relates to the following paragraphs of Schedule 8—

i

paragraphs 2, 3, 8 to 12, 14, 15, 17, 19 to 23, 30(a) to (c), 32, 33(1) and (2), 49 to 52 and 56 to 61;

ii

paragraphs 4, 5, 7 and 53 to the extent that they relate to the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council and to the Scottish Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council; and

iii

paragraph 18 to the extent that it relates to the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council;

c

in Schedule 7—

i

paragraphs 1 to 6, 10(1)(a) and (b), (2)(a) and (b), (3)(a) and (b) and (4), 12, 13, 14(1), (2), (3)(a) and (4), 15 to 18, 20, 21(1), (2), (4) and (5), 22(1)(a) and (b) and (2), 23 and 25(1);

ii

paragraphs 11 and 22(3) to the extent that they relate to the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council and to the Scottish Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council; and

iii

paragraph 21(6) to the extent that it relates to reports made by the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council; and

d

in Part 1 of Schedule 23, the entries relating to—

i

the House of Commons Disqualification Act 19752;

ii

the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 19753;

iii

the Race Relations Act 19764;

iv

the Estate Agents Act 19795;

v

sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 13(5)(c) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 19926;

vi

the Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (Adaptation of Functions etc.) Order 19997 to the extent that Schedule 9 applies to sections 2 and 4 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992;

vii

the Freedom of Information Act 20008; and

viii

the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 20049.