2021 No. 231 (W. 57) (C. 6)
The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Order 2021
Made
The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 175(7) and (8) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 20211.
Title and interpretationI11
1
The title of this Order is the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Order 2021.
2
In this Order—
“the 2000 Act” (“Deddf 2000”) means the Local Government Act 20002;
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
Provisions coming into force on the day after the day on which this Order is madeI22
The following provisions of the Act come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made—
a
section 28;
b
section 30(3);
c
section 35;
d
section 46(1)(b), (c) and (2)(b) to the extent necessary for the purpose of making regulations;
e
section 46(3), (4) and (8) to (10);
f
section 47(8);
g
section 59;
h
section 161(1).
Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2021I33
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 April 2021—
a
section 163;
b
section 164.
Provisions coming into force on 1 November 2021I44
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 November 2021—
a
sections 24 to 27;
b
section 29;
c
Part 1 of Schedule 3.
Provision coming into force on 1 April 2022I55
Section 52 of the Act comes into force on 1 April 2022.
Provisions coming into force on 5 May 2022I66
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 5 May 2022—
a
section 30 to the extent not already in force;
b
sections 31 to 34;
c
sections 36 and 37;
d
Chapter 2 of Part 3;
e
section 45;
f
section 46 to the extent not already in force;
g
section 48;
h
section 54;
i
section 56;
j
section 57;
k
section 58;
l
section 62;
m
section 63;
n
sections 65 and 66;
o
section 67;
p
section 161 to the extent not already in force;
q
section 162;
r
Part 2 of Schedule 3;
s
Schedule 5;
t
Schedule 6, other than paragraph 6(5);
u
Schedule 7;
v
Schedule 13.
Saving provision relating to the power to promote well-beingI77
Despite the coming into force of Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Act by article 6, sections 2 and 3 of the 2000 Act continue to have effect in relation to anything done by a community council before 5 May 2022 in pursuance of their power in section 2 of the 2000 Act, until—
a
that thing has been completed; or
b
the community council has resolved to become an eligible community council under section 30(1) of the Act.
(This note is not part of the Order)