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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009-commencement-no-2-order-2009/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/3318",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009-commencement-no-2-order-2009",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2010",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st April 2010—\n(a) section 23 (duty of public authorities to secure involvement);\n(b) section 24 (duty of public authorities to secure involvement: guidance);\n(c) section 31 (scrutiny officers);\n(d) section 55 ( Local Government Boundary Commission for England);\n(e) section 56 (review of electoral arrangements);\n(f) section 57 (requests for review of single-member electoral areas);\n(g) section 58 (review procedure);\n(h) section 59 (implementation of review recommendations);\n(i) section 60 (transfer of functions relating to boundary change);\n(j) section 61 (removal of functions relating to boundary and electoral change);\n(k) section 63 (continuity of functions);\n(l) section 65 ( electoral changes consequential on boundary change in England);\n(m) section 66 (repeal of redundant provisions);\n(n) section 67 (consequential and supplementary provision);\n(o) section 69 (local authority economic assessments) (so far as not already in force);\n(p) section 70 (regional strategy);\n(q) section 72 (responsible regional authorities);\n(r) section 73 (sustainable development);\n(s) section 74 (review and revision by responsible regional authorities);\n(t) section 75 (community involvement);\n(u) section 76 (examination in public);\n(v) section 77 (matters to be taken into account in revision);\n(w) section 78 (approval of revision by Secretary of State);\n(x) section 79 (reserve powers of Secretary of State);\n(y) section 80 (revision: supplementary);\n(z) section 81 (implementation);\n(aa) section 82 (regional strategy as part of development plan);\n(bb) section 83 (duties of regional development agencies);\n(cc) section 85 (consequential provision);\n(dd) Schedule 1 (Local Government Boundary Commission for England);\n(ee) Schedule 2 (electoral change in England: considerations on review);\n(ff) Schedule 4 (boundary and electoral change: amendments)\n(gg) Schedule 5 (regional strategy: amendments);\n(hh) Part 3 of Schedule 7 (repeals relating to local government boundary and electoral change);\n(ii) Part 4 of Schedule 7 (repeals relating to regional strategy).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 4 in force at 16.12.2009"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3318/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:58:14.990190+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}