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.