Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 20032.

The following provisions of the Courts Act 2003 come into force on 15th March 2004—

(a)

section 99 and Schedule 7 (High Court writs of execution);

(b)

in Schedule 8 (minor and consequential amendments)—

(i)

paragraph 5 (Sale of Farming Stock Act 1816)2;

(ii)

paragraph 9 (Judgments Act 1838)3;

(iii)

paragraph 61 except for sub-paragraph (3), paragraph 62 and the first amendment in paragraph 63 (Sheriffs Act 1887)4;

(iv)

paragraph 189 (Criminal Law Act 1977)5;

(v)

paragraph 264 (Supreme Court Act 1981)6;

(vi)

paragraphs 274 and 275 (County Courts Act 1984)7; and

(vii)

paragraphs 295 to 298 (Insolvency Act 1986)8;

(c)

in Schedule 10 (repeals)—

(i)

the repeal of sections 138, 138A and 138B of the Supreme Court Act 1981; and

(ii)

the repeal of section 99(4)(b) of the County Courts Act 1984; and

(d)

section 109(1) and (3) to the extent necessary for those amendments and repeals.