2005 No. 3518 (C.147)
The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12 and Transitional Provision) Order 2005
Made
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 108(6) and 110 of the Courts Act 20031.
Citation1
This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12 and Transitional Provision) Order 2005.
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 19802; and
c
section 109(1) and (3) to the extent necessary for those amendments and repeals.
3
The following provisions of the Courts Act 2003 shall come into force on 6th April 2006—
a
subsection (1)(a), (b), and (c) and subsection (3)(a) and (b) of section 98 (register of judgments and orders etc);
b
paragraph 16 of Schedule 9 (transitional provisions and savings);
c
in Schedule 10 (repeals), the repeal of sections 73 and 73A of the County Courts Act 19843; and
d
section 109(2) and (3) to the extent necessary for the purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c).
Transitional provision4
Sections 137(1) and 138 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 6 to, the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 are to continue to have effect for the purposes of an application under the following sections of the Adoption Act 19764—
a
section 20 (revocation of a section 18 order);
b
section 27(1) or (2) (restriction on removal of child where adoption pending or application made under section 18); and
c
section 29 (return of child taken away in breach of section 27).
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I.No. |
|---|---|---|
Section 1 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 2 and 3 | 1.4.05 | |
Section 4 | 1.6.04 | |
Section 5 | 1.4.05 | |
Section 6 (partially) | 1.9.04 | |
(remainder) | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 7 and 8 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 9 to 16 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 17 and 18 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 19 to 21 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 22 to 26 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 27 to 29 | 1.4.05 | |
Section 30 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 31 to 35 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 36 and 37 | 1.4.05 | |
Section 38 to 40 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 41 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 43 to 46 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 47 and 48 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 49, 50(1) and (4) | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 51 to 57 | 1.4.05 | |
Sections 58 to 61 | 1.4.05 | |
Section 62 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 63 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 64 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 65 | 1.4.05 | |
Section 66 (partially) | 26.1.04 | |
Section 67 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 68 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 69 | 1.9.04 | |
Section 70 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 71 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 72 | 1.9.04 | |
Section 73 | 1.9.04 | |
Section 74 | 26.1.04 | |
Sections 75 and 76 (partially) | 7.10.05 | |
Section 77 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 78 | 26.1.04 | |
Sections 79 and 80 (partially) | 7.10.05 | |
Section 81 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 83 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 84 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 88 to 91 | 1.4.05 | |
Section 86 | 1.5.04 | |
Section 87 | 1.5.04 | |
Section 92 | 4.1.05 | |
Section 93 | 1.2.04 | |
Section 95 | 5.4.04 | |
Section 96 | 5.4.04 | |
Section 97 (partially) | 23.2.04 | |
(partially) | 29.3.04 | |
(partially) | 5.4.04 | |
(partially) | 1.5.04 | |
(remainder) | 21.9.04 | |
Section 98 (partially) | 26.1.04 | |
Section 99 | 15.3.04 | |
Sections 100 and 101 | 1.4.05 | |
Section 102 | 26.1.04 | |
Section 103 | 1.5.04 | |
Section 104 | 1.5.04 | |
Section 105 | 1.4.05 | |
Section 106 | 1.5.04 | |
Schedule 1 | 1.6.04 | |
Schedule 2 | 1.9.04 | |
Schedule 3 | 1.4.05 | |
Schedule 5 (partially) | 23.2.04 | |
(partially) | 29.3.04 | |
(remainder) | 5.4.04 | |
Schedule 6 (partially) | 1.5.04 | |
(remainder) | 21.9.04 | |
Schedule 7 | 15.3.04 | |
Schedule 8 (and section 109(1) insofar as it relates to the paragraphs specified below) paragraphs 288 (partially) and 289 | 1.2.04 | |
Paragraphs 5, 9, 61 (partially), 62, 63 (partially), 189, 264, 274, 275 and 295 to 298 | 15.3.04 | |
Paragraphs 67, 71, 83, 107, 122, 126, 145, 172, 173, 182, 183(1) and (3), 186(1) and (2), 190, 207, 219, 233, 234, 238, 245(1) and (2) (partially), 246, 250 (partially), 251, 286, 290(1) and (3), 324, 327, 328, 329(1) and (4), 330(1), (2) and (3)(a) (partially), 355(a), 362, 364, 377 to 381, 384, 386,387, 389, 390, 403, 405 and 410 | 1.09.04 | |
Paragraphs 263, 276, 277 and 278(b) | 4.1.05 | |
Paragraphs 1 to 4, 6 to 8, 10 to 60, 61(3), 63 (remainder), 64 to 66, 68 to 70, 72 to 82, 84 to 90, 91(1), (3), (4), 92 to 106, 108 to 121, 123 to 125, 127 to 144, 146 to 171, 174 to 181, 183(2), 184, 185, 186(3), 187, 188, 191 to 206, 208 to 218, 220 to 232, 235 to 237, 239 to 241, 243, 244, 245(1) to (3) (partially), 245(4) and (5), 247 to 249, 250 (remainder), 252, 253, 255 to 262, 265 to 271, 273, 279 to 285, 287, 288(2), 290(2), 291 to 294, 299 to 323, 325, 326, 329(2), (3), (5), 330(3)(b), 331 to 336, 338 to 348, 350 to 354, 355(b), 356 to 361, 363, 365 to 376, 382, 383, 385, 388, 391 to 402, 404, 406 to 409, 411 to 414 | 1.4.05 | |
Paragraph 245(1) and (2) (partially) | 7.10.05 | |
Schedule 9 (and section 109(2) insofar as it relates to the paragraphs specified below) | 1.4.05 | |
Paragraph 15 (partially) | 23.2.04 | |
Paragraph 15 (partially) | 29.3.04 | |
Paragraph 15 (remainder) | 5.4.04 | |
Paragraphs 1 to 14 | 1.4.05 | |
Schedule 10 (and section 109(3)) (partially) | 26.1.04 | |
(partially) | 15.3.04 | |
(partially) (and section 109(3)) | 1.5.04 | |
(partially) (and section 109(3)) | 1.9.04 | |
(partially) (and section 109(3)) | 4.1.05 | |
(partially) (and section 109(3)) | 1.4.05 |