Article 3 Offices

(1)

Section 1 of the Act shall apply to the following offices with effect from the dates specified below—

(a)

the Scottish Information Commissioner, with effect from 24th February 2003;

(b)

the Local Commissioner for Wales, with effect from 1st October 2003;

(c)

the Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, with effect from 1st February 2003;

(d)

the Deputy Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, with effect from 1st February 2003;

(e)

the Commissioners of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, with effect from 1st February 2003;

(f)

the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, with effect from 1st August 2003;

(g)

the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland, with effect from 26th April 2004; and

(h)

the Chief Investigating Officer of the Standards Commission for Scotland, with effect from 17th January 2002.

(2)

Accordingly, Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by inserting at the appropriate places in the list of “Offices”, the entries—