# The Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act 2025 (Commencement) Order 2025, Article 2: Provisions coming into force on 1 October 2026


The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 October 2026—
(a) section 4 (register of visitor accommodation providers);
(b) section 5 (duty of visitor accommodation providers to be registered);
(c) section 6(1) to (4) (applications to be registered);
(d) section 8 (power to register persons where no application has been made to WRA);
(e) section 9 (duty to notify WRA of changes and inaccuracies);
(f) section 11(1) to (3) (power to change the register where no notice has been given to WRA);
(g) section 12 (power to require information);
(h) section 14 (removal of a person from the register on application to WRA);
(i) section 16(1) to (3) (power to remove a person from the register when no application has been made);
(j) section 23 (reviews and appeals) for all purposes except for in respect of a decision relating to a penalty under Part 2 of the Act;
(k) section 24 (registration of partnerships and unincorporated bodies);
(l) section 25(a) and (b) (interpretation of Part);
(m) section 26 (registration: powers to make further or different provision);
(n) section 27 (amendment of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 etc.);
(o) section 55 (meaning of “relevant business” in this Chapter) in so far as not already in force;
(p) section 56(1) to (6) (duties and liabilities of partnerships and unincorporated bodies) in so far as not already in force;
(q) section 57 (power to make further provision about partnerships and unincorporated bodies) in so far as not already in force;
(r) section 58 (death, incapacity and insolvency) in so far as not already in force;
(s) section 59 (power to make provision about death, incapacity, insolvency and cases where a person ceases to exist) in so far as not already in force;
(t) section 60 (power to make provision about transfers of businesses as going concerns) in so far as not already in force;
(u) Schedule 1 (information to be included in the register of visitor accommodation providers);
(v) Part 1 of Schedule 2 (amendments relating to Parts 2 and 3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/1305/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/visitor-accommodation-register-and-levy-etc-wales-act-2025-commencement-order-2025/article-2
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