3.—(1) 3rd February 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a)for the purposes of making regulations or directions, section 175(1) in so far as it relates to new sections 28S, 28U, 28V and 28W of the 1977 Act;
(b)section 175(1) in so far as it relates to new sections 28R and 28T of the 1977 Act;
(c)section 176; and
(d)paragraph 39 of Schedule 11 in so far as it inserts the definition of “general medical services contract” into section 128(1) of the 1977 Act and section 184 and paragraph 7 of that Schedule in so far as they relate to that paragraph.
(2) 1st March 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 175(1) of the Act in so far as it is not in force.
(3) 1st April 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 175 in so far as it is not in force.