2.

The following provisions of the Police Reform Act 2002 shall come into force on 1st April 2004—

(a)

Part 2 (complaints and misconduct) to the extent not already in force;

(b)

section 37 (protected disclosure by police officers);

(c)

section 107 (consequential amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedules 7 and 8 respectively in paragraphs (e) and (f) below;

(d)

Schedule 3 (handling of complaints and conduct matters etc.) to the extent not already in force;

(e)

in Schedule 7 (minor and consequential amendments), paragraphs 1 to 3, 5 and 6, 7(1) to (3), 10, 13, 15, 18 to 20, and 22 to 24; and

(f)

in Schedule 8 (repeals), the entries relating to—

(i)

the Superannuation Act 19722;

(ii)

the House of Commons Disqualification Act 19753;

(iii)

the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 19754;

(iv)

section 63(3)(b), Chapter 1 of Part 4 and section 86 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Police Act 19965 and in section 105(2) of that Act the words from “paragraph 8” to “that paragraph”;

(v)

the Employment Rights Act 19966;

(vi)

section 39(3) of the Police Act 19977;

(vii)

the Public Interest Disclosure Act 19988;

(viii)

paragraphs 97 to 99 of Schedule 27 to the Greater London Authority Act 19999;

(ix)

the Freedom of Information Act 200010; and

(x)

section 125(4)(b) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 200111.