http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2360/article/2/madeLicensing Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004Liquor licencesKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2014-10-15LICENCES AND LICENSING This Order is the fifth Commencement Order made by the Secretary of State under the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”). The Order brings into force those provisions of the Act specified in article 2(2) and listed in the Schedule to the Order, to the extent specified. Those provisions are concerned with enabling licensing authorities to make the necessary arrangements for the application for and conversion of existing licences and club certificates and the variation of new licences and certificates as provided for in Schedule 8 to the Act, during the transitional period, and for applicants to make such applications, from the first appointed day (SI 2004/1739 appointed 7th February 2005 as this day) within a period of six months. 2 1 The provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 specified in the Schedule to this Order, to the extent specified in the Schedule, shall come into force on the first appointed day. 2 Sections 6 and 9(1) and (3) shall come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.