Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the first commencement order made under the Policing and Crime Act 2009 by the Welsh Ministers. It applies in relation to Wales.

Article 2 lists the provisions of the Act which come into force on 1 May 2010 for the purposes of making orders relating to lap dancing and other sexual entertainment venues. Article 3 brings the remainder of the provisions of the 2009 Act relating to sexual entertainment venues into force on 8 May 2010.