# The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2025, Article 2: Provisions coming into force on 25 March 2026


The following provisions of the Act come into force on 25 March 2026—
(a) section 22(2) (contracting authorities);
(b) section 24(1) to (7) (socially responsible procurement duty);
(c) section 25(1) (socially responsible procurement duty: major construction contracts);
(d) section 26(1) (socially responsible procurement duty: outsourcing services contracts);
(e) section 28 (social public works clauses in subcontracts);
(f) section 29 (social public works clauses: notifying the Welsh Ministers);
(g) section 30 (social public works clauses: Welsh Ministers’ response);
(h) section 31 (social public works clauses: Welsh Ministers’ contracts);
(i) section 34 (social public workforce clauses in subcontracts);
(j) section 35 (social public workforce clauses: notifying the Welsh Ministers);
(k) section 36 (social public workforce clauses: Welsh Ministers’ response);
(l) section 37 (social public workforce clauses: Welsh Ministers’ contracts);
(m) section 38 (procurement strategy);
(n) section 40 (contracts register), for all remaining purposes;
(o) section 41 (procurement investigations);
(p) Schedule 2 (socially responsible procurement objectives).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/1353/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-partnership-and-public-procurement-wales-act-2023-commencement-no-4-order-2025/article-2
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