Section 148 Commencement: general

United Kingdom

(1)

In Part 1 (democracy and involvement)—

F1(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

Chapter 3 comes into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State;

(c)

Chapter 4 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(d)

Chapters 5 and 6 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(2)

In Part 2 (local authorities: governance and audit)—

(a)

in Chapter 1—

(i)

section 31 comes into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State;

(ii)

sections 32 and 33 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(b)

Chapters 2 and 3 come into force—

(i)

in relation to England, on a day appointed by the Secretary of State;

(ii)

in relation to Wales, on a day appointed by the Welsh Ministers.

(3)

In Part 3 (local government boundary and electoral change)—

(a)

sections 62, 64 and 68 and Schedule 3 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(b)

the remaining provisions come into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State.

(4)

Part 4 (local authority economic assessment) comes into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State.

(5)

Part 5 (regional strategy) comes into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State.

(6)

Part 6 (economic prosperity boards and combined authorities) comes into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State.

(7)

Part 7 (multi-area agreements) comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(8)

Part 8 (construction contracts) comes into force as specified in section 149.

(9)

This Part comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

(10)

Any power to appoint a day under this section—

(a)

includes power to appoint different days for different purposes;

(b)

includes power to make transitional provision or savings;

(c)

is to be exercised by order made by statutory instrument.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 148(1)(a) repealed (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(1)(m), Sch. 25 Pt. 6