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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commons-act-2006-commencement-no2-transitional-provisions-and-savings-wales-order-2012/note",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2012/739",
  "legislation_title": "The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No.2, Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Wales) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commons-act-2006-commencement-no2-transitional-provisions-and-savings-wales-order-2012",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force on 1 April 2012 certain provisions of the Commons Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) in relation to Wales.\nThe Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No.1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2386) (W.197) (C.88) brought into force a number of provisions for the limited purpose of enabling the Welsh Ministers to give guidance or directions and to make, or to make provision by means of, regulations.\nArticle 2 of this Order brings into force provisions which relate to deregistration and exchange of, and works on, common land, together with related appeals.\nArticle 3 of this Order brings into force for all remaining purposes provisions which relate to deregistration and exchange of, and works on, common land.\nArticle 4 of this Order contains transitional and saving provisions relating to the provisions brought into force by articles 2 and 3 of this Order.\nFurther information on the provisions brought into force by this Order can be found in the Explanatory Notes to the 2006 Act, which can be viewed at www.legislation.gov.uk.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2012/739/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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