Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Localism Act 2011 (Local Authority Governance Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2012 and comes into force on 4th May 2012.

In this Order—

• “the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972^f1; and

• “the 2000 Act” means the Local Government Act 2000^f2.