2021 No. 354 (W. 106) (C. 11)
The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Order 2021
Made
The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 175(7) and (8) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 20211.
Title and interpretation1
1
The title of this Order is the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Order 2021.
2
In this Order, “the 2021 Act” means the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
Provisions coming into force on 1 May 20212
The following provisions of the 2021 Act come into force on 1 May 2021 so far as those provisions are not already in force—
a
section 47;
b
section 49;
c
Schedule 4.
Transitional provision3
1
In this article, “the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 19722.
2
Any notice or other document published or sent before 1 May 2021 in accordance with the provisions specified in paragraph (3) as modified by the Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 20203 in relation to a meeting held on or after 1 May 2021, is to be treated as having been published or sent in accordance with those provisions as amended by Schedule 4 to the 2021 Act.
3
The provisions are—
a
section 1 of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 19604;
b
Part 5A of the 1972 Act;
c
Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act.
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (“the 2021 Act”) have been brought into force by a commencement order made before the date of this Order.
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
---|---|---|
Section 24 | 1 November 2021 | |
Section 25 | 1 November 2021 | |
Section 26 | 1 November 2021 | |
Section 27 | 1 November 2021 | |
Section 28 | 4 March 2021 | |
Section 29 | 1 November 2021 | |
Section 30(3) | 4 March 2021 | |
Section 30 (remainder) | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 31 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 32 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 33 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 34 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 35 | 4 March 2021 | |
Section 36 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 37 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 39 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 40 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 41 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 42 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 43 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 44 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 45 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 46(1)(b) and (c), (2)(b), (3), (4), and (8) to (10) (partially) | 4 March 2021 | |
Section 46 (remainder) | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 47(8) | 4 March 2021 | |
Section 48 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 52 | 1 April 2022 | |
Section 54 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 56 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 57 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 58 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 59 | 4 March 2021 | |
Section 62 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 63 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 65 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 66 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 67 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 89 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 90 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 91 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 92 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 93 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 95 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 96 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 97 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 98 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 99 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 100 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 101 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 102 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 103 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 104 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 105 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 106 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 107 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 108 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 109 | 1 April 2021 | 2021/297 (W. 74) (C. 9 |
Section 110 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 111 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 112 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 113 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 114 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 115 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 116 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 117 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 118 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 119 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 120 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 121 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 122 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 123 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 124 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 125 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 126 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 127 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 128 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 129 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 130 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 131 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 132 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 133 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 134 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 135 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 136 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 137 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 138 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 139 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 140 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 141 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 142 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 143 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 144 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 145 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 146 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 147 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 148 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 149 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 150 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 159 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 161(1) | 4 March 2021 | |
Section 161 (remainder) | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 162 | 5 May 2022 | |
Section 163 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 164 | 1 April 2021 | |
Section 169 | 1 April 2021 | |
Schedule 1 (partially) | 1 April 2021 | |
Part 1 of Schedule 3 | 1 November 2021 | |
Part 2 of Schedule 3 | 5 May 2022 | |
Schedule 5 | 5 May 2022 | 2021/231(W. 57) (C. 6) |
Schedule 6 (partially) | 5 May 2022 | |
Schedule 7 | 5 May 2022 | |
Schedule 10 | 1 April 2021 | |
Schedule 11 | 1 April 2021 | |
Schedule 12 | 1 April 2021 | |
Schedule 13 | 5 May 2022 |
See section 175(1) of the 2021 Act for provisions which came into force on the day after the day on which the 2021 Act received Royal Assent. See section 175(3) for provisions which came into force 2 months after the 2021 Act received Royal Assent. The 2021 Act received Royal Assent on 20 January 2021. See also section 175(4) for provisions which came into force on 1 April 2021.