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Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
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66 Short title, commencement, extent etc.E+W
(1)This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.
(2)The following provisions of this Act—
(a)sections 1(1), (2) and (7), 3, 6, 7, 39, 40, 43, 46, 47, 48, 54, 55, 63 and 64,
(b)Schedules 1, 3, 13 and 14 and paragraphs 1, 4, 6 and 9 of Schedule 17, and
(c)subsections (1) to (4) and (9) of this section,
shall come into force on the passing of this Act.
(3)The other provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
(4)Different days may be appointed by an order under subsection (3) for different purposes and different provisions.
(5)Schedule 15 makes minor and consequential amendments of the 1972 Act.
(6)Schedule 16 makes certain miscellaneous consequential amendments.
(7)Schedule 17 contains transitional provisions and savings.
(8)The repeals set out in Schedule 18, which include repeals of certain enactments which are spent, shall have effect.
(9)This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland except that any amendment or repeal of another enactment by this Act has the same extent as the enactment amended or repealed.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 66(3) power partly exercised: 15.8.1994 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1994/2109, art. 2
S. 66(3) power partly exercised: 24.10.1994 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1994/2790, art. 2(1), Sch. (subject to art. 2(2)(3))
S. 66(3) power partly exercised: 20.3.1995 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1995/546, art. 3, Sch. (subject to arts. 4-8 (as amended by S.I. 1995/851))
S. 66(3) power partly exercised: 3.4.1995 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1995/852, arts. 3(1), 4(1), 5, 6(1), 7, 8, 9(1), Schs. 1-5 (subject to arts. 3(2)(3), 4(2)-(6), 6(2)-(5), 9(2)-(5))
S. 66(3) power partly exercised: 1.10.1995 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1995/2490, arts. 3(1), 4(1), 5(1), Schs. 1-3 (subject to arts. 3(2)-(4), 4(2)(3), 5(2)-(6))
S. 66(3) power partly exercised: 1.1.1996 and 1.4.1996 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1995/3198, arts. 3-6(1)(3), Schs. 1-5 (subject to art. 6(2))
S. 66(3) power partly exercised: 1.4.1996 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1996/396, arts. 3, 4, Schs. 1, 2
Commencement Information
I1S. 66 partly in force: s. 66(1)-(4)(9) in force at 5.7.1994 see s. 66(2); s. 66(5)(8) in force for certain purposes at 24.10.1995 by S.I. 1994/2790, art. 2(1), Sch. (subject to art. 2(2)(3)); s. 66(5)-(8) in force for certain purposes at 20.3.1995 by S.I. 1995/546, art. 3, Sch. (subject to arts. 4-8 (as amended by S.I. 1995/851)); s. 66(5)-(8) in force for certain purposes at 3.4.1995 by S.I. 1995/852, art. 9(1), Sch. 5 (subject to art. 9(2)-(5)); s. 66(5)(6)(8) in force for certain purposes at 1.10.1995 by S.I. 1995/2490, art. 5(1), Sch. 3 (subject to art. 5(2)-(6)); s. 66(6) in force for certain purposes at 1.1.1996 and s. 66(7)(8) in force at 1.4.1996 for certain purposes by S.I. 1995/3198, art. 6(1)(3), Schs. 4, 5 (subject to art. 6(2)); s. 66(5)-(8) in force at 1.4.1996 for certain purposes by S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2
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