Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

255 Commencement and transitional provision U.K.

(1) In Part 1—

(a) section 7 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed, and

(b) the remaining provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(2) In Part 2—

(a) sections 27 and 45 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(b) in Schedule 4—

(i) if a provision amended by any of paragraphs 218, 222, 223 and 224 has not come into force before the end of the period mentioned in paragraph (c), that paragraph comes into force when the provision that it amends comes into force (but otherwise it comes into force at the end of that period);

(ii) paragraphs 226 to 230 come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(c) the remaining provisions of Chapter 1 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(d) section 58 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(e) sections 59 and 60 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(f) section 61 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(g) section 62 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(h) sections 63 to 65 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(i) section 66 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(j) sections 67 to 70 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(k) sections 71 and 72 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(l) sections 73 and 74 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(m) section 75 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(n) section 76 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(o) section 77 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(p) section 78 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(q) sections 79 and 80 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(r) section 81 (and Schedule 5) come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(s) sections 82 and 83 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(3) In Part 3—

(a) sections 108, 109 (so far as it confers a power to make regulations or to make a development order), 112, 113 and 114 (so far as conferring a power to make regulations), 121, 126 to 128, 130 to 133 and 136 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(b) sections 109, 112, 113 and 114 (so far as not already commenced by virtue of paragraph (a)), Schedule 13 (so far as it relates to Chapter 1 of Part 3) and the other provisions come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

(4) Parts 4 and 5 come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

(5) Part 6 (including Schedule 13 so far as it relates to Part 6) comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(6) Part 7 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(7) Parts 8 to 10 come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

(8) Part 11 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

(9) In Part 12—

(a) sections 229 (and Schedule 22), 230, 232, 235, 237 (and Schedule 23), 238 and 244 come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(b) sections 228, 231, 233, 234, 236, 239 to 243 and 245 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(10) In this Part—

(a) sections 246, 247 and 249 to 256 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(b) section 248 comes into force at the end of 2023.

(11) A power under this section to appoint a day may be exercised to appoint different days for different purposes or areas.

(12) The Secretary of State may by regulations make such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

(13) The power to make regulations under subsection (12) includes power to—

(a) make different provision for different purposes;

(b) make different provision for different areas;

(c) confer a discretion on the Secretary of State to determine how something is treated under provision made under that subsection.

(14) Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 255 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(10)(a)