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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/well-being-of-future-generations-wales-act-2015-commencement-no-2-order-2016/note",
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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",
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  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis is the second commencement order made under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (“the Act”).\nArticle 2 of the Order provides that 1 February 2016 is the appointed day for the bringing into force of the provisions of the Act set out in that article and referred to below:\nSection 18 (Commissioner’s general duty);\nSection 19 (Commissioner’s functions);\nSection 20 (reviews by the Commissioner);\nSection 21 (recommendations made by the Commissioner);\nSection 22(1) (duty to follow recommendations);\nSection 22(4) (duty to follow recommendations: publication of response);\nSection 23 (Future Generations report);\nSection 24 (Future Generations report: activity during the reporting period);\nSection 25 (joint working).\nArticle 3 of the Order provides that 1 April 2016 is the appointed day for the bringing into force of all remaining provisions (save as specified at Article 4 of the Order) of the Act set out in that article and referred to below:\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 to the Act.\nArticle 4 of the Order provides that 6 April 2016 is the appointed day for the coming into force of paragraph 34 of Schedule 4 to the Act which provides for an amendment to the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in respect of plans following assessments of needs under section 14 of that Act.\nThe Order brings into force the remaining provisions of the Act which are not already in force.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/86/note",
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  "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."
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