4.—(1) 1st April 2010 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2008 Act―
(a)section 123(2);
(b)section 166, in so far as it relates to the provisions of Part 2 of Schedule 15 commenced by sub-paragraph (c); and
(c)the entries in Part 2 of Schedule 15 relating to the 1968 Act, the Extension Act and the Amendment Act,
except in so far as relating to sections 1(1) and (7) and 12 of, and the Schedule to, the 1968 Act.
(2) 1st August 2010 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2008 Act—
(a)section 123(1);
(b)section 123(2), in so far as not already in force;
(c)section 166, in so far as it relates to the provisions of Part 2 of Schedule 15 commenced by sub-paragraph (d); and
(d)the entries in Part 2 of Schedule 15 relating to—
(i)the 1968 Act, in so far as not already in force,
(ii)the Extension Act, in so far as not already in force,
(iii)the Supreme Court Act 1981(1),
(iv)the Amendment Act, in so far as not already in force,
(v)the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990(2),
(vi)the Value Added Tax Act 1994(3),
(vii)the Freedom of Information Act 2000(4),
(viii)the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003(5), and
(ix)the Constitutional Reform Act 2005(6).
(3) In this article―
(a)“the 1968 Act” means the Hearing Aid Council Act 1968(7);
(b)“the Extension Act” means the Hearing Aid Council (Extension) Act 1975(8); and
(c)“the Amendment Act” means the Hearing Aid Council (Amendment) Act 1989(9).