# The Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2024, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, made by the Welsh Ministers, brings into force specified provisions of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 2) (“the Act”).
Article 2 brings into force certain provisions in Part 4 of the Act relating to special procedures on 29 November 2024, to the extent that those provisions have not already been commenced. This includes bringing into force Schedule 3 (further provision in connection with special procedure licences) to the Act. The coming into force of paragraphs 22 and 23 of Schedule 3 to the Act will—
(a) repeal provisions in Part 8 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30) (“the 1982 Act”) in relation to Wales, and
(b) omit the entries relating to section 14 and section 15 of the 1982 Act from each table in Schedule 1 (byelaw making powers) to the Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 (anaw 2).
Article 3 brings into force further provisions in Part 4 of the Act relating to special procedures (including certain criminal offences) on 29 August 2025. Until the provisions in Part 4 of the Act come fully into force, local authorities can rely on the various health protection powers in, for example, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37) and Part 2A of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22).
Articles 4 and 5 make transitional provision relating to individuals and premises registered under the 1982 Act. These provisions will enable individuals and premises to benefit from a “transitional licence” and/or a “transitional approval certificate”. The purpose of these provisions is to show consumers that individuals and premises had previously operated to a certain standard (as part of their registration under the 1982 Act) and to minimise the disruption to business while transitioning from the registration scheme under the 1982 Act to the new licensing scheme under Part 4 of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/1248/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-wales-act-2017-commencement-no-8-and-transitional-provisions-order-2024/note
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