2   Commencement

(1)  Except as provided by subsections (2)–(4), this Act commences on the date of assent.

(2)  Schedules 1 [7], [14]–[17], [20], [22] and [23], 2.1 and 2.2 commence on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

(3)  Schedule 2.3 [1] commences on:

(a)  the day on which Schedule 1 [14] commences, or

(b)  the day on which section 9 (1) of the Veterinary Practice Act 2003 commences,

      whichever is the later.

(4)  Schedule 2.3 [2] commences:

(a)  on the day on which Schedule 1 [14] commences, or

(b)  immediately after the commencement of Schedule 3.20 [5] to the Veterinary Practice Act 2003,

      whichever is the later.