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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-1998-commencement-no-2-order-1998/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2789",
  "legislation_title": "The Government of Wales Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-1998-commencement-no-2-order-1998",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force on 1st December 1998 the following provisions of the Government of Wales Act 1998–\nParts I and II.\nPart III so far as commencement has not already been provided for.\nPart IV except sections 104 and 105.\nPart V except sections 107, 111, 112, 116 to 118 and 125.\nPart VI so far as commencement has not already been provided for.\nProvision for the commencement of the following provisions of the Act has previously been made by the Government of Wales Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2244) as follows–\n2nd September 1998–sections 130(4) and (5), 132(1) and (6), 133(3) and (4), 136(4) and (5), 138(1) and (6), 139(3) and (4), 140(5), and (6), 142(1), (7) and (8), 143(3) and (4), 150 and Schedule 18 Part VII (including section 152 so far as relating thereto).\n1st October 1998–sections 126–129, 130(1) to (3), 131, 132(2) to (5) and (7), 133(1) and (2), 134, 135, 136(1) to (3), 137, 138(2) to (5) and (7), 139(1) and (2), Schedules 13 to 15 and Schedule 18 Parts III to V (including section 152 so far as relating thereto).\n1st November 1998–sections 140(1) to (4), 141, 142(2) to (6), 143(1) and (2), Schedule 16 and Schedule 18 Part VI (including section 152 so far as relating thereto).",
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  "version": "current",
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