Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 797 (C. 38)

Town And Country Planning, England

Housing, England And Wales

The Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2013

Made

5th April 2013

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 240(2) and (7) of the Localism Act 2011(1), makes the following Order.

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2013.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Localism Act 2011; and

“the commencement date” means the day after the day on which this Order is made.

Provisions coming into force on the commencement date in relation to England and Wales

2. Sections 116 and 121 of, and Schedules 9 to 12 to, the Act (so far as they are not already in force) come into force for all remaining purposes in relation to England and Wales on the commencement date.

Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2013 in relation to England and Wales

3. Section 167 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Act shall come into force on 1st October 2013.

Revocation

4. Article 5 of the Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional, Saving and Transitory Provisions) Order 2012(2) is revoked with effect from the commencement date.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Nick Boles

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

5th April 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force, in relation to England and Wales, sections 116 and 121 and Schedules 9 to 12 of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) (“the Act” for all remaining purposes on the day after this Order is made.

Article 3 brings section 167 and Schedule 15 of the Act (abolition of the Housing Revenue Account Subsidy system in England) into force on 1st October 2013.

Article 4 makes a consequential revocation of a previous transitional, saving and transitory provision relating to neighbourhood planning in a previous commencement order.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 1 partially as to England and Wales	18^th February 2012	2012/411
Section 1(7) and Schedule 4 as to England and Wales	4^th April 2012	2012/1008
Sections 2 to 7 as to England	18^th February 2012	2012/411
Section 8 as to England and Wales	3^rd December 2011	2011/2896
Section 8 as to England and Wales	18^th February 2012	2012/411
Sections 9 and 10 partially as to England and Wales	18^th February 2012	2012/411
Sections 11 to 14 as to England and Wales	18^th February 2012	2012/411
Sections 15 to 19 as to England and Wales	3^rd December 2011	2011/2896
Sections 15 to 19 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Section 20 partially as to England and Wales	3^rd December 2011	2011/2896
Section 20 partially as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Section 21 and Schedule 2 as to England and Wales	3^rd December 2011	2011/2896
	15^th January 2012	2012/57
	9^th March 2012	2012/628
	4^th May 2012	2012/1008
Chapter 4 of Part 1 as to England and Wales, so far as not yet in force	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Schedule 22 and Schedule 3 as to England and Wales	15thJanuary 2012	2012/57
	9^th March 2012	2012/628
	4^th May 2012	2012/1008
Section 24 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Section 26 and Schedule 4 partially as to England and Wales	31^st January 2012	2012/57
	1^st April 2012	2012/628
	7^th June 2012	2012/1463
	1^st July 2012	2012/1463
	22^nd November 2012	2012/2913
Sections 27 to 29 partially as to England and Wales	7^th June 2012	2012/1463
Sections 27 to 29 partially as to England and Wales	1^st July 2012	2012/1463
Section 30 as to England and Wales	31^st January 2012	2012/57
Section 30 as to England and Wales	1^st July 2012	2012/1463
Sections 31 and 33 partially as to England and Wales	7^th June 2012	2012/1463
Sections 31 and 33 partially as to England and Wales	1^st July 2012	2012/1463
Section 35 partially as to England and Wales	7^th June 2012	2012/1463
Section 36 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Section 36 as to England and Wales	22^nd November 2012	2012/2913
Section 46 as to England	1^st April 2012	2012/628
Sections 48 to 57 as to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland	31^st May 2012	2012/1008
Sections 68 and 69 as to England	3^rd December 2011	2011/2896
	15^th January 2012	2012/1463
	1^st April 2012	2012/628
Section 70 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Sections 72 to 79 and Schedules 5 to 7 as to England and Wales	3^rd December 2011	2011/2896
Sections 81 to 85 partially as to England and Wales	27^th June 2012	2012/1463
Section 115 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Sections 116 and 121 and Schedules 9 to 12 partially as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
	6^th April 2012	2012/628
	2^nd August 2012	2012/2029
Section 123 to 127 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Section 123 to 127 as to England and Wales	6^th April 2012	2012/628
Section 128 to 142 and Schedule 123 as to England, Wales and Scotland	15^th January 2012	2012/57
	1^st April 2012	2012/628
Section 145 partially as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Section 145 partially as to England and Wales	7^th June 2012	2012/1463
Sections 146 and 147(2)(3)(4) and (5) partially as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Section 150 to 153 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
	18^th June 2012	2012/1463
	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Sections 154 and 155 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Sections 154 and 155 as to England and Wales	1^st April 2012	2012/628
Section 156 to 161 and Schedule 14 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
	1^st April 2012	2012/68
	4^th April 2012	2012/1008
Section 162 partially as to England and Wales	1^st April 2012	2012/628
Sections 163 and 164	1^st April 2012	2012/628
Section 165 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Section 165 as to England and Wales	1st April 2012	2012/628
Section 166 as to England and Wales	1^st April 2012	2012/628
Section 176 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Sections 178 and 179 and Schedules 16 and 17 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
	1^st April 2012	2012/628
Section 184 as to England and Wales	6^th April 2012	2012/628
Section 185 as to England and Wales	1^st April 2012	2012/628
Section 186 to 195 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
	31^st March 2012	2012/628
	1^st April 2012	2012/628
	3^rd May 2012	2012/1008
Section 197 partially as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Sections 223 to 231 and Schedule 23 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
Sections 223 to 231 and Schedule 23 as to England and Wales	3^rd May 2012	2012/1008
Section 232 as to England and Wales	6^th April 2012	2012/628
Section 233 and Schedule 24 as to England and Wales	30^th March 2012	2012/628
Section 237 partially and Parts 1, 2 (partially), 3 to 5, 7, 9 to 13, 18 to 21, 26, 27, and 30 to 34 of Schedule 25 as to England and Wales	15^th January 2012	2012/57
	31^st January 2012	2012/57
	18^th February 2012	2012/411
	9^th March 2012	2012/628
	31^st March 2012	2012/628
	1^st April 2012	2012/628
	4^th April 2012	2012/1008
	6^th April 2012	2012/628
	3^rd May 2012	2012/1008
	7^th June 2012	2012/1463
	22^nd November 2012	2012/2913

(1)

2011 c. 20.

(2)

S.I. 2012/2029.