2.—(1) Section 46 of and Schedule 13 to the Companies Act 1989(1) and the provisions of the 2004 Act set out in Schedule 1 hereto shall come into force on 1st January 2005.
(2) The provisions of the 2004 Act set out in Schedule 2 hereto shall, subject to articles 4 to 13 below, come into force on 6th April 2005.
(3) The provisions of the 2004 Act set out in Schedule 3 hereto shall come into force on 1st July 2005.
(4) The provisions of the 2004 Act set out in Schedule 4 hereto shall, subject to article 3 below, come into force on 1st October 2005.
Section 46 and Schedule 13 are amended by sections 3 and 5 respectively of 2004 c. 27.