Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

120 Commencement U.K.

(1) Subject as follows, this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.

(2) The provisions mentioned in subsection (3) come into force on such day as the Welsh Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.

(3) The provisions are—

(a) Chapter 2 of Part 1 so far as relating to schools in Wales and further education institutions in Wales,

(b) sections 39(1), 40, 41 and 43 to 46 so far as they confer functions on the Welsh Ministers,

(c) section 53 and Schedule 3, and

(d) section 56 and Schedule 4 so far as relating to land in Wales.

(4) The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—

(a) section 39(2) and Schedule 2, and

(b) Part 2 of Schedule 10 (and section 115(2) so far as relating to that Part of that Schedule).

(5) The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

(a) sections 88 to 91,

(b) section 113, Part 12 of Schedule 9 and Part 10 of Schedule 10 (and section 115(1) and (2) so far as relating to those Parts of those Schedules), and

(c) sections 115(3) to (7) and 116 to 119, this section and section 121.