{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wales-act-2017-commencement-no-4-regulations-2017/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wales-act-2017-commencement-no-4-regulations-2017/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1179",
  "legislation_title": "The Wales Act 2017 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wales-act-2017-commencement-no-4-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Commencement of other provisions of the Wales Act 2017",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Wales Act 2017 come into force on 1st April 2018—\n(a) section 4 (devolved Welsh Authorities);\n(b) sections 5 to 8 (elections);\n(c) sections 9 to 12 (other provision about legislation by the Assembly);\n(d) section 13 (financial control, accounts and audit);\n(e) sections 19, 20 and 22 (executive competence etc);\n(f) sections 26 to 28 (road transport);\n(g) sections 29 to 38 (harbours);\n(h) section 39 (development consent for generating stations with 350MW capacity or less) for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Wales Act 2017 (new Schedule 7A to the Government of Wales Act 2006);\n(i) sections 44 and 45 (equal opportunities);\n(j) sections 46 and 47 (marine licensing and conservation);\n(k) section 52 (water);\n(l) sections 53 to 58 (miscellaneous);\n(m) sections 65 to 68 (miscellaneous);\n(n) section 69(1) (consequential provision) in so far as it relates to the provisions in sub-paragraphs (q) and (r);\n(o) Schedule 3 (new Schedule 9A to the Government of Wales Act 2006);\n(p) Schedule 4 (new Schedule 3A to the Government of Wales Act 2006);\n(q) Schedule 6, Part 1 (amendments of the Government of Wales Act 2006); and\n(r) Schedule 6, Part 3 (other amendments) so far as not already in force, except for paragraphs 47 to 51, 61, 77, 78 and 81.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 32."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1179/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:05:38.466368+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}