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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/well-being-of-future-generations-wales-act-2015-commencement-no-2-order-2016/article-3",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2016/86",
  "legislation_title": "The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/well-being-of-future-generations-wales-act-2015-commencement-no-2-order-2016",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2016",
  "text": "1 April 2016 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—\nSection 2 (sustainable development);\nSection 3 (well-being duty on public bodies);\nSection 4 (the well-being goals);\nSection 5 (the sustainable development principle);\nSection 7 (statements about well-being objectives);\nSection 8 (Welsh Ministers’ well-being objectives);\nSection 9 (other public bodies’ well-being objectives);\nSection 11 (future trends report);\nSection 12 (annual reports by the Welsh Ministers);\nSection 13 (annual reports by other public bodies);\nSection 15 (the sustainable development principle: Auditor General’s examinations);\nSection 16 (promotion of sustainable development);\nSection 29 (public services boards);\nSection 30 (invitations to participate);\nSection 31 (invitations to participate: issue, response and duration of participation);\nSection 32 (other partners);\nSection 33 (changes in participation);\nSection 34 (meetings and terms of reference);\nSection 35 (overview and scrutiny committee of local authority);\nSection 36 (well-being duty on public services boards);\nSection 37 (assessments of local well-being);\nSection 38 (preparation of assessments);\nSection 39 (local well-being plans);\nSection 40(1) to(6) (local well-being plans: role of community councils);\nSection 41 (Preparation of local well-being plans: information about activities of others);\nSection 42 (Preparation of local well-being plans: Commissioner’s advice);\nSection 43 (Preparation of local well-being plans: further consultation and approval);\nSection 44 (review of local well-being plans);\nSection 45 (annual progress reports);\nSection 46 (modifications of enactments);\nSection 47 (merging public services boards);\nSection 48 (collaboration between public service boards);\nSection 49 (directions to merge or collaborate);\nSection 50 (performance indicators and standards);\nSchedule 1 (annual reports by other public bodies);\nSchedule 3 (public services boards: further provision);\nSchedule 4 (public services boards: consequential amendments and repeals) save for paragraph 34 of that Schedule.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/86/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:31:26.642219+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."
}