Commencement

3.  The coming into force of the provisions specified in article 2 shall have effect only for the purposes of—

(a)criminal proceedings instituted by a public prosecutor within the meaning of section 29(5)(a) of the 2003 Act (a police force, or a person authorised by a police force to institute criminal proceedings), in a magistrates’ court sitting in one of the following locations:

(i)Barking Magistrates’ Court;

(ii)Bexley Magistrates’ Court;

(iii)Brentford Magistrates’ Court;

(iv)Bromley Magistrates’ Court;

(v)Coalville Magistrates’ Court;

(vi)Croydon Magistrates’ Court;

(vii)Harrow Magistrates’ Court;

(viii)Hendon Magistrates’ Court;

(ix)Knowsley Magistrates’ Court;

(x)Loughborough Magistrates’ Court;

(xi)Melton Magistrates’ Court;

(xii)Oakham Magistrates’ Court;

(xiii)Redbridge Magistrates’ Court;

(xiv)Richmond Magistrates’ Court;

(xv)St Helens Magistrates’ Court;

(xvi)Waltham Forest Magistrates’ Court;

(xvii)City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court; and

(xviii)Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court; and

(b)criminal proceedings instituted by a public prosecutor within the meaning of section 29(5)(e) of the 2003 Act (a person authorised by a Secretary of State to institute criminal proceedings), who is authorised for the purposes of section 49 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994(1) (authorised persons), in a magistrates’ court sitting in Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court.