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.