Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 20033.

The following provisions of the Courts Act 2003 come into force on 1st May 2004—

(a)

section 86 (Alteration of place fixed for Crown Court trial);

(b)

section 87 (Appeals to Court of Appeal: procedural directions);

(c)

section 97 (Collection of fines and discharge of fines by unpaid work), in so far as it relates to the provision referred to in sub-paragraph (d);

(d)

in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 6 (Discharge of fines by unpaid work), the entries relating to “the prescribed hourly sum” and “regulations”;

(e)

section 103 (Official Solicitor of Northern Ireland);

(f)

section 104 (Alteration of place fixed for Crown Court trial: Northern Ireland);

(g)

section 106 (Fees: Northern Ireland);

(h)

in Schedule 10 (Repeals), the entries relating to—

(i)

sections 48(4), 70(2), 73(1), (2) and Schedule 3 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 19782;

(ii)

section 76(4) of the Supreme Court Act 19813;

(iii)

Schedules 1 and 5 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 19934;

(iv)

section 18(9) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 20025; and

(i)

section 109(3) to the extent necessary for those repeals.