Paragraph 1 Interpretation

In this Schedule,

• “authorised person” except in paragraph 12, has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 26(2);

• “the appointed day” means 2nd July 2001;

• “the effective date” means such day as may be appointed for the coming into force of section 116 of the Act in so far as it relates to paragraph 26(3) of Schedule 4 to the Act (consequential amendments relating to the Protection of Children Act 1999^f1).

• “the operative date” shall be 1st September 2001;

• “the original registration” has the meaning ascribed to it by paragraph 16(1);

• “transfer” and “transferred”, in relation to registration, refer to the process for which provision is made by paragraph 16(2);

• “transitional period” means one of the transitional periods established by sub-paragraph (2).

For the purposes of this Schedule, there shall be four periods (“transitional periods”) the duration of each of which shall be determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).

For each transitional period named in column 1 of the following table, the day on which the period will commence is given in column 2 and the day on which the period will conclude is given in column 3.

Where a provision of this Schedule is expressed to have effect during or throughout a transitional period, then, subject to any further provision of this Schedule, that provision shall cease to have effect upon the expiry of that period.