Article 2 Appointed day

31 March 2015 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2012 Act—

(a)

section 1 (overview);

(b)

section 2 (byelaws for good rule and government and suppression of nuisances);

(c)

section 3 (meaning of “legislating authority”);

(d)

section 4 (revocation by a legislating authority);

(e)

section 5 (revocation by the Welsh Ministers);

(f)

section 6 (byelaws not requiring confirmation) and Part 1 of Schedule 1;

(g)

section 7 (byelaws requiring confirmation);

(h)

section 8 (formalities, commencement and publication of byelaws);

(i)

section 10 (offences against byelaws);

(j)

section 11 (section 2 byelaws; powers of seizure etc);

(k)

section 12 (power to offer fixed penalties for offences against certain byelaws) in so far as it is not already commenced and Part 2 of Schedule 1;

(l)

section 13 (amount of fixed penalty) in so far as it is not already commenced;

(m)

section 14 (power to require name and address in connection with fixed penalty);

(n)

section 15 (use of fixed penalty receipts);

(o)

section 17 (Community Support Officers etc);

(p)

section 18 (guidance) in so far as it is not already commenced;

(q)

section 19 (evidence of byelaws); and

(r)

section 20 (consequential amendments) and paragraphs 1 to 8, 9(1) to (3), (5) and 10 to 18 of Schedule 2.