1.—(1) This Order is called the Police Reform Act 2002 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2003.
(2) In this Order, “the 2002 Act” means the Police Reform Act 2002.
2. Sections 97 and 98 of the 2002 Act (crime and disorder reduction partnerships and the National Assembly for Wales’s role in relation to strategies) are to come into force on 1st April 2003 so far as they relate to local government areas in Wales.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(1).
D.Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
5th March 2003