Local Government Act 2000

108 Commencement

(1) This section and sections 105, 106 and 109 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

(2) The following provisions of this Act—

(a) Part IV,

(b) section 104, and

(c) in Schedule 6, the repeal of paragraph 63 of Schedule 37 to the [1996 c. 56.] Education Act 1996,

come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(3) The following provisions of this Act—

(a) section 90, 91, and 93 to 96,

(b) in Schedule 5, paragraphs 8, 12, 13, 15, 25, 26 and 34,

(c) in Schedule 6, the repeal—

(i) in section 80(1)(e) of the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972,

(ii) of sections 94 to 98 and 105 of that Act,

(iii) in section 265A(1)(b) of that Act,

(iv) of the provisions of the [1974 c. 7.] Local Government Act 1974, the [1985 c. 51.] Local Government Act 1985, the [1985 c. 67.] Transport Act 1985 and the [1986 c. 60.] Financial Services Act 1986 specified in Schedule 6,

(v) of sections 19, 31 and 32(1) of the [1989 c. 42.] Local Government and Housing Act 1989,

(vi) in Schedule 11 to that Act,

(vii) of the provisions of the [1992 c. 14.] Local Government Finance Act 1992, the [1994 c. 19.] Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, the [1994 c. 29.] Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994, the Environment Act 1995, the [1995 c. 25.] Police [1996 c. 16.] Act 1996, the Police Act 1997, the [1997 c. 50.] Audit [1998 c. 18.] Commission Act 1998 and the [1999 c. 29.] Greater London Authority Act 1999 specified in Schedule 6,

come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the remaining provisions of this Act come into force at the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(5) The Secretary of State may by order provide—

(a) for paragraphs 17 and 18 of Schedule 4 to come into force before the time appointed by subsection (4),

(b) for paragraph 28 of Schedule 5 to come into force before the time appointed by that subsection,

(c) for any of the provisions of Part III of this Act so far as they relate to police authorities in Wales to come into force before the time appointed by that subsection, or

(d) for any of the other provisions mentioned in that subsection to come into force in relation to England before the time appointed by that subsection.

(6) The National Assembly for Wales may by order provide—

(a) for paragraph 28 of Schedule 5 to come into force before the time appointed by subsection (4), or

(b) for any of the other provisions mentioned in that subsection to come into force in relation to Wales before the time appointed by that subsection.

(7) An order under subsection (3), (5) or (6) may appoint different days for different purposes.