2015 No. 1680 (W. 217) (C. 97)
The Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2015
Made
The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 25(3) of the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 20151.
Title1
The title of this Order is the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2015.
Appointed day2
5 October 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015—
a
section 2 (violence against women and girls);
b
section 3 (duty to prepare, publish and review a national strategy);
c
section 4 (duty to implement the national strategy);
d
section 9 (information about educational provision to promote the purpose of this Act);
e
section 11 (national indicators);
f
section 12 (annual progress reports by the Welsh Ministers);
g
section 22 (annual plan and annual reports); and
h
section 23 (publication of reports).
(This note is not part of the Order)