Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024

23 Coming into force

(1) This section and sections 1, 16, 21, 22 and 24 and paragraph 13(3)(b) of the Schedule (and section 15 in so far as relating to paragraph 13(3)(b)) come into force on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent.

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

(a) sections 2, 3, and 4 and Part 1 of the Schedule (and section 15 in so far as relating to that Part of the Schedule);

(b) section 5;

(c) section 7;

(d) section 8 and Part 2 of the Schedule (and section 15 in so far as relating to that Part of the Schedule);

(e) section 9 and Part 3 of the Schedule (and section 15 in so far as relating to that Part of the Schedule);

(f) section 13 and Part 6 of the Schedule (and section 15 in so far as relating to that Part of the Schedule);

(g) section 14 and Part 7 of the Schedule (and section 15 in so far as relating to that Part of the Schedule);

(h) section 17;

(i) section 20.

(3) The following provisions come into force on 1 April 2025—

(a) sections 10 and 11 and Part 4 of the Schedule (and section 15 in so far as relating to that Part of the Schedule);

(b) section 6.

(4) The amendments made by section 6 have effect in relation to chargeable days falling on or after 1 April 2025.

(5) The provisions referred to in subsection (6) come into force for the purposes referred to in that subsection on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent, but for all other purposes they come into force on a day (or days) appointed by the Welsh Ministers in an order made by statutory instrument.

(6) The provisions and purposes are—

(a) section 18(2)(c) for the purpose of making regulations under section 6(4C)(b)(ii) and (4D) of the (amended) 1992 Act;

(b) section 18(5) for the purpose of making regulations under sections 11E(1), (2)(b), (3), (5) and (7) and 11F(1) and (7) of the (amended) 1992 Act.

(7) The other provisions of this Act come into force on a day (or days) appointed by the Welsh Ministers in an order made by statutory instrument.

(8) An order under subsection (5) or (7) may make transitional or saving provision.