3.—(1) In this article, any reference to a section is a reference to a section of the Act, and any reference to a Schedule is a reference to a Schedule to the Act.
(2) This article shall have effect subject to article 4.
(3) 1st April 2002 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—
(a)section 116 and Schedule 4, in so far as they relate to paragraphs 1 to 4, 5(1), (3) and (8), 8 to 11, 14(3), (7) to (9), (10)(a), (11), (12), (16)(a) and (c), (17) to (21), (23)(a)(i) to (iii), (vi) and (vii) and (24) to (28), 15 to 18, 20, 23, 24(1) and (2) and 28 to 30 of that Schedule;
(b)section 116 and Schedule 4, in so far as they relate to paragraph 21 of that Schedule, except for the words “and vulnerable adults” in that paragraph;
(c)section 117 and Schedule 6, in so far as they relate to—
(i)the National Assistance Act 1948(1);
(ii)the London Government Act 1963(2);
(iii)the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970(3);
(iv)the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1981(4);
(v)the Mental Health Act 1983(5);
(vi)the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984(6);
(vii)the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1984(7);
(viii)the provisions of the 1989 Act, except for the definition of “child minder”, specified in the right-hand column of Schedule 6, in so far as the repeal of those provisions is not already in force;
(ix)the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(8);
(x)the Registered Homes (Amendment) Act 1991(9);
(xi)the Arbitration Act 1996(10);
(xii)the Education Act 1996(11);
(xiii)the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997(12).
(4) 1st July 2002 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 117 and Schedule 6, in so far as they relate to the Local Government Act 1972(13) and the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979(14).