# The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2005, Article 3: Commencement


The following provisions of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 shall come into force on 31st March 2005—
(a) section 11 (common assault etc as alternative verdict);
(b) sections 22 to 26 and Schedules 2 and 3 (unfitness to plead and insanity);
(c) section 28 (disclosure orders for purpose of executing warrants);
(d) section 29 and Schedule 5 (procedure on breach of community penalty etc);
(e) section 31 and Schedule 6 (intermittent custody);
(f) section 58(1) (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 10 in paragraph (h) below;
(g) paragraphs 1, 3 to 6, 8, 12, 14, 17 to 23, 25, 31 to 32, 45 to 46, 57 to 58 and 60 to 61 of Schedule 10 (minor and consequential amendments);
(h) section 58(2) (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 11 in paragraph (j) below;
(i) in Schedule 11 (repeals), the entries relating to:
(i) the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964;
(ii) the Criminal Appeal Act 1968;
(iii) the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968;
(iv) the Juries Act 1974;
(v) the Supreme Court Act 1981;
(vi) the Mental Health Act 1983;
(vii) the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985;
(viii) the Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991;
(ix) the Armed Forces Act 1996;
(x) the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997; and
(xi) the Sexual Offences Act 2003;
(j) section 59 (transitionals and transitory provisions) in so far as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 12 in paragraph (l) below; and
(k) paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 12.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/579/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-violence-crime-and-victims-act-2004-commencement-no-1-order-2005/article-3
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