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The Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2013

S.I. 2013/797 · Made 5 April 2013

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Town And Country Planning, England

Housing, England And Wales

Made 5th April 2013

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 240(2) and (7) of the Localism Act 2011f1, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2011 c. 20.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Provisions coming into force on the commencement date in relation to England and Wales
  3. 3Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2013 in relation to England and Wales
  4. 4Revocation
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2013.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Localism Act 2011; and

  • “the commencement date” means the day after the day on which this Order is made.

2Provisions coming into force on the commencement date in relation to England and Wales

Sections 116 and 121 of, and Schedules 9 to 12 to, the Act (so far as they are not already in force) come into force for all remaining purposes in relation to England and Wales on the commencement date.

3Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2013 in relation to England and Wales

Section 167 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Act shall come into force on 1st October 2013.

4Revocation

Article 5 of the Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional, Saving and Transitory Provisions) Order 2012f1 is revoked with effect from the commencement date.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Nick Boles

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

5th April 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force, in relation to England and Wales, sections 116 and 121 and Schedules 9 to 12 of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) (“the Act” for all remaining purposes on the day after this Order is made.

Article 3 brings section 167 and Schedule 15 of the Act (abolition of the Housing Revenue Account Subsidy system in England) into force on 1st October 2013.

Article 4 makes a consequential revocation of a previous transitional, saving and transitory provision relating to neighbourhood planning in a previous commencement order.