2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following provisions of the 2005 Act shall come into force on 1st January 2006—

(a)section 1(3) (power in relation to NCS and NCIS);

(b)sections 8 to 10 (general duty; priorities; codes of practice);

(c)sections 17 and 18 (grants);

(d)section 27 (regulations);

(e)section 39 (directions about prosecutions);

(f)section 42 (interpretation of Chapter 1);

(g)section 44(2) (designations);

(h)section 52 (modification of enactments);

(i)section 54 (interpretation of Chapter 2);

(j)section 58 and Schedule 3 (transfers to SOCA);

(k)section 59 (minor and consequential amendments relating to SOCA) in so far as it relates to the entry in Schedule 4 in paragraph (l) below;

(l)paragraph 42 of Schedule 4 (amendment of s87 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984);

(m)sections 110 and 111 (powers of arrest) and Schedule 7 (powers of arrest: supplementary);

(n)sections 113 and 114(1) to (8) (search warrants);

(o)section 116 (photographing of suspects etc.) to the extent not already in force;

(p)section 118 (impressions of footwear);

(q)section 122(7) (powers of designated and accredited persons) in so far as it relates to the entry for Schedule 8 in paragraph (r) below;

(r)Schedule 8 (powers of designated and accredited persons) to the extent not already in force;

(s)section 174(1) (minor and consequential amendments, repeals and revocations) and Schedule 16 (remaining minor and consequential amendments (search warrants));

(t)section 174(2) (minor and consequential amendments, repeals and revocations) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 17 in paragraph (u) below; and

(u)in Part 2 of Schedule 17 (repeals and revocations), the entries relating to—

(i)the Unlawful Drilling Act 1819(1);

(ii)the Vagrancy Act 1824(2);

(iii)the Railway Regulation Act 1842(3);

(iv)the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845(4);

(v)the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act 1845(5);

(vi)the Licensing Act 1872(6);

(vii)the Public Stores Act 1875(7);

(viii)the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1894(8);

(ix)the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1900(9);

(x)the Licensing Act 1902(10);

(xi)the Protection of Animals Act 1911(11);

(xii)the Official Secrets Act 1911(12);

(xiii)the Public Order Act 1936(13);

(xiv)the Street Offences Act 1959(14);

(xv)the Criminal Justice Act 1967(15);

(xvi)the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Provisional Order (Greater London Parks and Open Spaces) Act 1967(16);

(xvii)the Theft Act 1968(17);

(xviii)the Port of London Act 1968(18);

(xix)the Criminal Law Act 1977(19);

(xx)the Theft Act 1978(20);

(xxi)the Animal Health Act 1981(21);

(xxii)the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982(22);

(xxiii)the Aviation Security Act 1982(23);

(xxiv)sections 15, 25, 66, 116, 118 of, and Schedules 1, 1A, 2, 5 and 6 to, the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984(24);

(xxv)the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985(25);

(xxvi)the Public Order Act 1986(26);

(xxvii)Schedule 15 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988(27);

(xxviii)sections 4 and 163 of the Road Traffic Act 1988(28)

(xxix)the Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988(29);

(xxx)the Football Spectators Act 1989(30);

(xxxi)Schedule 3 of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990(31);

(xxxii)the Football (Offences) Act 1991(32)

(xxxiii)the Road Traffic Act 1991(33);

(xxxiv)the Transport and Works Act 1992(34);

(xxxv)the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992(35);

(xxxvi)the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994(36);

(xxxvii)paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Drug Trafficking Act 1994(37);

(xxxviii)the Reserve Forces Act 1996(38);

(xxxix)the Offensive Weapons Act 1996(39);

(xl)the Public Order (Amendment) Act 1996(40);

(xli)the Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997(41);

(xlii)sections 27 and 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(42);

(xliii)the Terrorism Act 2000(43);

(xliv)Schedule 2 to the Football (Disorder) Act 2000(44);

(xlv)the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000(45);

(xlvi)sections 42 and 47 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001(46);

(xlvii)the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001(47);

(xlviii)paragraph 14 of Schedule 11 to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(48);

(xlix)sections 48 and 49 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Police Reform Act 2002(49);

(l)paragraph 93 of Schedule 6 to the Licensing Act 2003(50)

(li)the Aviation (Offences) Act 2003(51);

(lii)the Communications Act 2003(52);

(liii)section 17 of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003(53);

(liv)sections 4, 32 and 37 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003(54);

(lv)the Courts Act 2003(55);

(lvi)the Sexual Offences Act 2003(56);

(lvii)section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003(57);

(lviii)the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004(58);

(lix)the Hunting Act 2004(59);

(lx)the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005(60); and

(lxi)the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.

(2) Section 9(2)(a) of the 2005 Act does not apply during the period from 1st January 2006 to 31st March 2006.