# The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential, etc. and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004, Article 2: Commencement of the 2004 Act


1st January 2005 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2004 Act—
(a) section 5 (for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) and (j) below);
(b) section 6;
(c) section 7;
(d) sections 10 to 12;
(e) section 14;
(f) section 16(1) (for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (k) below);
(g) section 16(2) (for the purposes of the entries in Schedule 3 relating to provisions brought into force by this article and to the amendment of section 106 of the 1977 Act);
(h) section 16(3);
(i) paragraphs 1, 6, 7 and 8, and paragraph 9(1), (2)(a) and (3), of Schedule 1;
(j) paragraph 9(2)(b) of Schedule 1 (for the purposes of the Patent Co-operation Treaty);
(k) paragraphs 1, 5, 8, 10 to 14, 16, 17, 19, 20 to 22, 25, 27 and 28 of Schedule 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3205/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-2004-commencement-no-2-and-consequential-etc-and-transitional-provisions-order-2004/article-2
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