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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009/section-148",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/20",
  "legislation_title": "Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009",
  "path": "section/148",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "148",
  "heading": "Commencement: general",
  "text": "(1) In Part 1 (democracy and involvement)—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) Chapter 3 comes into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State;\n(c) Chapter 4 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed;\n(d) Chapters 5 and 6 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.\n(2) In Part 2 (local authorities: governance and audit)—\n(a) in Chapter 1—\n(i) section 31 comes into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State;\n(ii) sections 32 and 33 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;\n(b) Chapters 2 and 3 come into force—\n(i) in relation to England, on a day appointed by the Secretary of State;\n(ii) in relation to Wales, on a day appointed by the Welsh Ministers.\n(3) In Part 3 (local government boundary and electoral change)—\n(a) sections 62, 64 and 68 and Schedule 3 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed;\n(b) the remaining provisions come into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State.\n(4) Part 4 (local authority economic assessment) comes into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State.\n(5) Part 5 (regional strategy) comes into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State.\n(6) Part 6 (economic prosperity boards and combined authorities) comes into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State.\n(7) Part 7 (multi-area agreements) comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.\n(8) Part 8 (construction contracts) comes into force as specified in section 149.\n(9) This Part comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.\n(10) Any power to appoint a day under this section—\n(a) includes power to appoint different days for different purposes;\n(b) includes power to make transitional provision or savings;\n(c) is to be exercised by order made by statutory instrument.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 148(1)(a) repealed (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(1)(m), Sch. 25 Pt. 6"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/section/148",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:57.702412+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."
}