Provisions coming into force on 13th March 20143.

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 13th March 2014—

(a)

sections 1 to 3;

(b)

section 4 so far as it is not already in force;

(c)

section 5;

(d)

sections 7 and 8;

(e)

section 10(1) and (2);

(f)

section 11(1) to (3) and (5) to (7);

(g)

Schedule 1 so far as it is not already in force;

(h)

paragraphs 2(1), 3 and 4 of Schedule 2, and section 10(3) so far as it relates to those paragraphs;

(i)

Schedule 3;

(j)

the following paragraphs of Schedule 4 so far as they are not already in force, and section 11(4) so far as it relates to those paragraphs—

(i)

paragraphs 1 to 10;

(ii)

paragraphs 11 to 14 except so far as they relate to a case where a spouse is, or was at the time of her death, a woman by virtue of a full gender recognition certificate having been issued under the Gender Recognition Act 20042 and the marriage subsisted before the time when that certificate was issued;

(iii)

paragraph 17 except so far as it relates to a relevant gender change case for the purposes of the Equality Act 20103;

(iv)

paragraph 18 except so far as it relates to a relevant gender change case for the purposes of the Pension Schemes Act 19934;

(v)

paragraph 19;

(vi)

paragraphs 20 to 22 except so far as they relate to a relevant gender change case for the purposes of the Pension Schemes Act 1993;

(vii)

paragraphs 24 to 26; and

(viii)

paragraph 27(1) and (2); and

(k)

the following paragraphs of Schedule 7, and section 17(4) so far as it relates to those paragraphs—

(i)

paragraphs 1 to 20;

(ii)

paragraphs 22 to 28;

(iii)

paragraphs 31 to 33; and

(iv)

paragraphs 35 to 45.