2 Commencement of the 2004 Act
13th December 2007 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2004 Act—
(a) section 1;
(b) section 2(1);
(c) section 2(2);
(d) section 2(5);
(e) section 3;
(f) section 4;
(g) section 5 (for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (j) and (k) below);
(h) section 16(1) (for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (l) below);
(i) section 16(2) (for the purposes of the entries in Schedule 3 relating to provisions brought into force by this article);
(j) paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9(4) of Schedule 1;
(k) paragraph 9(2)(b) of Schedule 1 (for the purposes of the European Patent Convention); and
(l) paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 2.