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The Policing and Crime Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2010

W.S.I. 2010/1375 · Made 27 April 2010

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES

LICENCES AND LICENSING, WALES

Made 27 April 2010

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 116(4)(b) and (7) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009f1, make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2009 c. 26.

Contents

  1. 1Title, application and interpretation
  2. 2Provisions coming into force on 1 May 2010
  3. 3Provisions coming into force on 8 May 2010
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Title, application and interpretation

(1)

The title of this Order is the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2010 and it applies in relation to Wales.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the 2009 Act” (“Deddf 2009”) means the Policing and Crime Act 2009,

  • “the 2003 Act” (“Deddf 2003”) means the Licensing Act 2003f1,

  • “the 1982 Act” (“Ddeddf 1982”) means the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982f2.

2Provisions coming into force on 1 May 2010

1 May 2010 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2009 Act for the purposes of making orders under paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to that Act:

(a)

section 27(11) (provision for Schedule 3 to the 2009 Act to have effect);

(b)

paragraphs 3 and 5 of Schedule 3 (power to make transitional provision on adoption of Schedule 3 to the 1982 Act as amended).

3Provisions coming into force on 8 May 2010

8 May 2010 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2009 Act:

(a)

section 27 (regulation of lap dancing and other sexual entertainment venues etc) so far as is not already in force;

(b)

Schedule 3 (lap dancing and other sexual entertainment venues etc: transitional provision) so far as not already in force;

(c)

paragraph 23 of Schedule 7 (amendment to the 2003 Act).

Signature

Carl Sargeant

Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers

27 April 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the first commencement order made under the Policing and Crime Act 2009 by the Welsh Ministers. It applies in relation to Wales.

Article 2 lists the provisions of the Act which come into force on 1 May 2010 for the purposes of making orders relating to lap dancing and other sexual entertainment venues. Article 3 brings the remainder of the provisions of the 2009 Act relating to sexual entertainment venues into force on 8 May 2010.