Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003

2.  Subject to article 3, the following provisions of the Courts Act 2003 shall come into force on 10th January 2006—

(a)in Schedule 8 (minor and consequential amendments), paragraphs 242 and 254 (Magistrates' Courts Act 1980);

(b)in Schedule 10 (repeals), the repeal of sections 137 and 138 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980(1); and

(c)section 109(1) and (3) to the extent necessary for those amendments and repeals.