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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-wales-measure-2011-commencement-no-2-and-saving-provisions-order-2012/article-2",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2012/1187",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provisions) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-wales-measure-2011-commencement-no-2-and-saving-provisions-order-2012",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 30 April 2012",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions of the Measure come into force on 30 April 2012—\n(a) sections 5 to 7 (supporting membership);\n(b) sections 8 to 22 (local authority democratic services and interpretation);\n(c) sections 23 to 33 (family absence for members of local authorities);\n(d) sections 56 and 57 (exercise of functions by councillors);\n(e) section 61 (designated persons);\n(f) section 62 (taking into account the views of the public);\n(g) sections 63 to 65 (powers of councillors);\n(h) sections 66 to 75 (appointing persons to chair committees);\n(i) section 78 (prohibition of whipped votes & declaration of party whips);\n(j) sections 81 to 87 (audit committees);\n(k) sections 88 to 99 (community meetings and community polls);\n(l) section 147 (subsequent annual reports);\n(m) section 153 (compliance with Panel’s requirements);\n(n) section 155(1) (withholding payments);\n(o) section 160 (consequential amendments);\n(p) section 176(1) (consequential amendments and repeals); and\n(q) Schedule 3 (payments and pensions: minor and consequential amendments (Part 8 of the Measure)).\n(2) In so far as they are not already commenced—\n(a) sections 142 and 143 (principal functions of the Panel);\n(b) section 145 (annual reports);\n(c) section 148 (consultation on draft reports);\n(d) section 149 (directions to vary draft reports);\n(e) section 150 (administrative requirements in reports);\n(f) section 151 (publicity requirements in reports);\n(g) section 152 (publicising reports);\n(h) section 154 (members wishing to forgo payments);\n(i) section 155(2), (3) and (4) (withholding payments);\n(j) section 156 (directions to comply with requirements);\n(k) section 157 (guidance);\n(l) section 176(2) (consequential amendments and repeals); and\n(m) Schedule 4 (repeals and revocations).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2012/1187/article/2",
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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."
}