Appointed day2

31 March 2015 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2012 Act

a

section 1 (overview);

b

section 2 (byelaws for good rule and government and suppression of nuisances);

c

section 3 (meaning of “legislating authority”);

d

section 4 (revocation by a legislating authority);

e

section 5 (revocation by the Welsh Ministers);

f

section 6 (byelaws not requiring confirmation) and Part 1 of Schedule 1;

g

section 7 (byelaws requiring confirmation);

h

section 8 (formalities, commencement and publication of byelaws);

i

section 10 (offences against byelaws);

j

section 11 (section 2 byelaws; powers of seizure etc);

k

section 12 (power to offer fixed penalties for offences against certain byelaws) in so far as it is not already commenced and Part 2 of Schedule 1;

l

section 13 (amount of fixed penalty) in so far as it is not already commenced;

m

section 14 (power to require name and address in connection with fixed penalty);

n

section 15 (use of fixed penalty receipts);

o

section 17 (Community Support Officers etc);

p

section 18 (guidance) in so far as it is not already commenced;

q

section 19 (evidence of byelaws); and

r

section 20 (consequential amendments) and paragraphs 1 to 8, 9(1) to (3), (5) and 10 to 18 of Schedule 2.