This Order may be cited as the Public Bodies (Abolition of the Commission for Rural Communities) Order 2012.

This Order extends to England and Wales, except as provided by paragraph (3).

The repeals and revocations made by article 4 and the Schedule have the same extent as the provisions to which they relate.

This Order comes into force on 1st April 2013, except as provided by paragraph (5).

In respect of the final entry (Public Bodies Act 2011) in the table of repeals in the Schedule, article 4 comes into force on 2nd April 2013.