Planning (Wales) Act 2015

58 Coming into force

(1) The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—

(a) Part 1;

(b) sections 56 and 57;

(c) this section;

(d) section 59.

(2) The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—

(a) section 55;

(b) Parts 3 to 8, so far as is necessary for enabling the Welsh Ministers to exercise any function of making regulations or orders by statutory instrument under any enactment as amended by those Parts.

(3) Nothing in subsection (2)(b) affects the operation of section 13 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) (anticipatory exercise of powers) in relation to this Act.

(4) The following provisions come into force on such day as the Welsh Ministers appoint by order—

(a) Part 2;

(b) Parts 3 to 8, so far as they are not brought into force by subsection (2)(b).

(5) The power to make an order under subsection (4)—

(a) is exercisable by statutory instrument;

(b) includes power—

(i) to appoint different days for different purposes, and

(ii) to make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of a provision of this Act.