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COMMENCEMENT
211. Section 93 contains provisions relating to the coming into force of the Act. The Act's provisions will be brought into force on dates appointed by the Secretary of State or, where specified, by the National Assembly for Wales by commencement order.
HANSARD REFERENCES
212. The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of this Act's passage through Parliament.
| Stage | Date | Hansard reference |
| HOUSE OF COMMONS |
| Introduction | 27 March 2003 | Col 464 |
| Second Reading | 8 April 2003 | Cols 136 - 240 |
| Committee | 6 May 2003 8 May 2003 13 May 2003 15 May 2003 20 May 2003 22 May 2003 | Standing Committee G, Cols 1 - 84 Standing Committee G, Cols 85 - 166 Standing Committee G, Cols 167 - 256 Standing Committee G, Cols 257 - 320 Standing Committee G, Cols 321 - 392 Standing Committee G, Cols 393 - 446 |
| Report and Third Reading | 24 June 2003 | Cols 895 - 995 |
| Commons consideration of Lords amendments | 17 November 2003 | |
| High Hedges (No. 2) Bill | | |
| Introduction | 11 December 2002 | Col 287 |
| Second Reading | 28 March 2003 | Cols 613-37 |
| Committee | 7 May 2003 | Standing Committee F, Cols 3-16 |
| Report | 20 June 2003 11 July 2003 | Cols 635-77 Col 1574 |
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HOUSE OF LORDS |
| Introduction | 24 June 2003 | Col 229 |
| Second Reading | 18 July 2003 | Cols 1091 - 1156 |
| Committee | 11 September 2003 17 September 2003 7 October 2003 | Cols 431 - 468 and 478 - 542 Cols 950 - 979 and 993 - 1046 Cols 223 - 282 |
| Report | 23 October 2003 3 November 2003 | Cols 1760 - 1769 and 1780 - 1840 Cols 538 - 638 |
| Third Reading | 12 November 2003 | Cols 1437 - 1468 |
| High Hedges (Lords) Bill | | |
| Introduction | 14 November 2002 | Cols 25-6 |
| Second Reading | 10 December 2002 | Cols 156-69 |
| Committee | 9 January 2003 | Cols 1122-38,1148-65 |
| Report | 28 February 2003 | Cols 497-516 |
| Third Reading | 7 March 2003 | Col 1033 |
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| Royal Assent | 20 November 2003 | House of Lords Hansard Vol 654Col 2114
House of Commons Hansard Vol 413 Col 1037 |
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