| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|
| Section 1(1) and (2) (partially) | 1st March 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 1(1) and (2) (to the extent not already in force) | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 1(3) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Sections 2 to 5 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 6 | 1st March 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 7 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Sections 8 to 10 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Sections 11 to 16 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Sections 17 and 18 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Sections 19 to 26 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 27 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Sections 28 to 38 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 39 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Sections 40 and 41 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 42 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Sections 43 and 44(1) | 1st March 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 44(2) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Sections 45 to 51 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 52 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Section 53 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 54 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Section 55(1)(e) and (2) | 1st March 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 55 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Sections 56 and 57 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 58 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Section 59 (partially) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Section 59 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Sections 60 to 70 (as to England and Wales) | 1st April 2006 | 2005/1521 |
| Sections 71 to 75 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 76 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 78 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Sections 79 to 81 (as to England and Wales and Northern Ireland) | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Sections 82 to 94 (as to England and Wales and Northern Ireland) | 1st April 2006 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 95 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 96 (Scotland) | 1st July 2005 | SSI 2005/358 |
| Section 96 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 97 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 98 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3136 |
| Sections 99 to 101 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 102 | 15th May 2006 | 2006/1085 |
| Sections 103 to 108 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 109 (partially) | 1st August 2005 | 2005/2026 |
| Section 109 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3136 |
| Sections 110 and 111 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Section 112 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Sections 113 and 114(1) to (8) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Section 115 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 116(1) to (3) and (5) | 1st August 2005 | 2005/2026 |
| Section 116 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Section 118 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Section 119 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 122(1) to (6) | 1st August 2005 | 2005/2026 |
| Section 122(7) (partially) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 122(7) (partially) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Sections 123 to 131 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 132 (partially) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 132 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st August 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 133 (partially) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 133 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st August 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 134 (partially) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 134 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st August 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Sections 135 to 137 | 1st August 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Sections 138 to 143 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 144 (partially) | 20th July 2006 | 2006/1871 |
| Sections 145 to 155 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 156 | 1st July 2005 | SSI 2005/358 |
| Section 157 | 1st April 2006 | 2005/1521 |
| Sections 159 and 160 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 161(1) | 8th May 2006 | 2006/1085 |
| Section 161 (2) to (5) (partially) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 161(2) to (4) (to the extent not already in force) | 1st August 2005 | 2005/2026 |
| Section 161(5) (to the extent not already in force) | 8th May 2006 | 2006/1085 |
| Section 162 (partially) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 163(1) ,(2) and (3) (partially) (as to England and Wales) | 6th April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 163(2) (partially) (as to England and Wales) | 25th September 2006 | 2006/2182 |
| Section 164 (as to Scotland) | 1st July 2005 | SSI 2005/358 |
| Section 164 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 165 (partially) (as to England, Wales and Northern Ireland) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 165 (to the extent not already in force) (as to England and Wales) | 6th April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 166 (partially) (as to Scotland) | 1st July 2005 | SSI 2005/358 |
| Section 166 (partially) (as to England, Wales and Northern Ireland) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Sections 168 and 169 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 171(1) (partially) (as to Scotland) | 30th June 2006 | SSI 2006/381 |
| Section 171(1) (partially) (as to England and Wales) | 6th July 2006 | SSI 2006/381 |
| Section 171(2) | 6th July 2006 | SSI 2006/381 |
| Section 174(1) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Section 174(2) (partially) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Section 174(2) (partially) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Section 174(2) (partially) | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 174(2) (partially) (as to England and Wales) | 6th April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Section 174(2) (partially) | 8th May 2006 | 2006/1085 |
| Section 175 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Schedule 1 (partially) | 1st March 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Schedule 1 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Schedule 2 (partially) | 1st March 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Schedule 2 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Schedule 3 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Schedule 4 (partially) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Schedule 4 (partially) | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Schedule 5 (as to England, Wales and Northern Ireland) | 1st April 2006 | 2005/1521 |
| Schedule 6 (partially) | 1st August 2005 | 2005/2026 |
| Schedule 6 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3136 |
| Schedule 7 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Schedule 8 (partially) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Schedule 8 (to the extent not already in force) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Schedule 9 (partially) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Schedule 10 (partially) | 20th July 2006 | 2006/1871 |
| Schedules 11 and 12 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Schedule 13 (partially) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Schedule 13 (partially) | 8th May 2006 | 2006/1085 |
| Schedule 14 (partially) (as to England and Wales) | 6th April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Schedule 15 (partially) (as to Scotland) | 30th June 2006 | SSI 2006/381 |
| Schedule 15 (partially) (as to England and Wales) | 6th July 2006 | SSI 2006/381 |
| Schedule 16 | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Schedule 17 (partially) | 1stJuly 2005 | 2005/1521 |
| Schedule 17 (partially) | 1st January 2006 | 2005/3495 |
| Schedule 17 (partially) | 1st April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Schedule 17 (partially) (as to England and Wales) | 6th April 2006 | 2006/378 |
| Schedule 17 (partially) | 8th May 2006 | 2006/1085 |