COMMENCEMENT

59.     With the exception of section 8 and paragraphs 3 and 7 of Schedule 1 (which came into force on Royal Assent on 26th February 2002), the Act will be brought into force by statutory instrument. It is intended that its provisions will commence in 2002.

HANSARD REFERENCES

The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Act's passage through Parliament.

Stage	Date	Hansard Reference
House of Commons
Introduction	21 June 2001	Vol 370 Col 186
Second Reading	2 July 2001	Vol 371 Cols 33 - 114
Committee	10 July 2001 (two sittings) 12 July 2001	Standing Committee A, Cols 1 - 112
Report & Third Reading	22 October 2001	Vol 373 Cols 39 - 118
House of Lords
Introduction	23 October 2001	Vol 627 Col 921
Second Reading	12 November 2001	Vol 628 Cols 369 - 413
Committee	10 December 2001	Vol 629 Cols CWH 1 - 73
Report	15 January 2002	Vol 630 Cols 972 - 1025
Third Reading	24 January 2002	Vol 630 Cols 1576 - 1587
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments	25 February 2002	Vol 380 Cols 456 - 499
Royal Assent House of Commons House of Lords	26 February 2002 26 February 2002	Vol 380 Col 679 Vol 631 Col 1409