# The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No.1) (Wales) Order 2012, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 1 May 2012.
Article 2 of this Order commences on 1 October 2012 provisions to recover unpaid parking charges in respect of the parking of a vehicle on relevant land in Wales.
“Relevant land” is defined within Schedule 4 to the Act as land other than a highway maintainable at public expense, a parking place provided and/or controlled by a traffic authority or any other land not subject to statutory parking control.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2012/2499/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-commencement-no1-wales-order-2012/note
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