Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004.

(2) In this Order, unless the context requires otherwise, a reference to a section or Schedule by number alone is to the section or Schedule so numbered in the Courts Act 2003.

Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003

2. The following provisions come into force on 1st February 2004—

(a) section 93; and

(b) paragraphs 288(1), (3), (4) and (5) and 289 of Schedule 8, and section 109(1) so far as it relates thereto.

3. Sections 95 and 96 come into force on 5th April 2004.

4. Schedule 5 and section 97 so far as it relates to that Schedule, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 9 and section 109(2) so far as it relates to that paragraph, come into force—

(a) on 23rd February 2004 in respect of the petty sessions areas specified in columns 1 and 3 of Part I of the Schedule to the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004( 2 );

(b) on 29th March 2004 in respect of the petty sessions areas specified in columns 1 and 3 of Part II of that Schedule; and

(c) on 5th April 2004 in respect of all other petty sessions areas in England and Wales.