{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-and-rights-of-way-act-2000/section-103",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/37",
  "legislation_title": "Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-and-rights-of-way-act-2000",
  "path": "section/103",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "103",
  "heading": "Commencement.",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—\nsection 81(2) and (3),\nthis section, and\nsection 104.\n(2) The following provisions of this Act come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—\nsection 1 and Schedule 1,\nsections 3 to 11 and Schedule 3,\nsections 15 to 17,\nsection 19,\nChapters II and III of Part I,\nsections 40 to 45,\nsection 52,\nsections 58 and 59,\nsections 64 to 67 and Schedule 7 (apart from paragraphs 6 and 7 of that Schedule),\nPart III (apart from section 81(2) and (3)), and Schedules 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 and Parts III and IV of Schedule 16,\nsections 94 and 95, and\nsection 98.\n(3) The remaining provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales) may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.\n(4) Different days may be appointed under subsection (3) for different purposes or different areas.\n(5) An order under subsection (3) may contain such transitional provisions or savings (including provisions modifying the effect of any enactment) as appear to the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales (as the case may be) to be necessary or expedient in connection with any provision brought into force by the order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 103(3)(4) power partly exercised: 1.11.2002 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 2002/2615, art. 2S. 103(3)(4) power partly exercised: 21.11.2002 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 2002/2833, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P2",
      "text": "S. 103(3) power partly exercised: 30.1.2001 appointed for specified provision by S.I. 2001/203, art. 2S. 103(3) power partly exercised: different days appointed for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2001/114, arts. 2, 3S. 103(3) power partly exercised: 1.5.2001 appointed for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2001/1410, arts. 2, 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/section/103",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:34.149457+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}