Welsh Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 3161 (W.272) (C.128)

LANDLORD AND TENANT, WALES

The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (Commencement No.4) (Wales) Order 2007

Made

5 November 2007

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 181 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002(1) on the National Assembly for Wales and now vested in them(2), make the following Order:

Title and application

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (Commencement No.4) (Wales) Order 2007.

(2) This order applies in relation to Wales.

Provision coming into force on 30 November 2007

2.  Section 153 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 comes into force on 30 November 2007 to the extent it is not already in force.

Jocelyn Davies

Under authority of the Minister for the Environment Sustainability and Housing, one of the Welsh Ministers

5 November 2007

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 153 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (“the Act”) in relation to Wales.

Section 153 of the Act inserts section 21B into the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, which requires that a demand for service charges must be accompanied by a summary of the rights and obligations of the tenant.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force in England and Wales by Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. Number
Sections 1 to 20	27 September 2004	2004/1832
Sections 21(1) to (3) and (6) to (10)	27 September 2004	2004/1832
Sections 22 to 41	27 September 2004	2004/1832
Section 42	29 September 2003	2003/2377
Sections 43 to 61	27 September 2004	2004/1832
Section 62	29 September 2003	2003/2377
Section 63	27 September 2004	2004/1832
Sections 64 to 67	29 September 2003	2003/2377
Section 68	27 September 2004	2004/1832
Sections 69 and 70	29 September 2003 (partially)	2003/2377
	27 September 2004 (remainder)	2004/1832
Section 180, in so far as it relates to the repeal of Schedule 14 of section 104	17 November 2004	2004/3056

The following provisions of the 2002 Act have been brought into force in Wales by Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. Number
Sections 71 to 73	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 74	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	30 March 2004 (remainder)	2004/669 (W.62)
Sections 75 to 77	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 78	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	30 March 2004 (remainder)	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 79	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 80	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	30 March 2004 (remainder)	2004/669 (W.62)
Sections 81 to 83	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 84	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	30 March 2004 (remainder)	2004/669 (W.62)
Sections 85 to 91	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 92	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	30 March 2004 (remainder)	2004/669 (W.62)
Sections 93 to 103	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Sections 105 to 109	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 110	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	30 March 2004 (remainder)	2004/669 (W.62)
Sections 111 to 113	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Sections 114 to 120	1 January 2003	2002/3012 (W.284)
Section 122 (partially)	1 January 2003	2002/3012 (W.284)
Section 125	1 January 2003	2002/3012 (W.284)
Section 126	31 May 2005	2005/1353 (W.101)
Sections 127 to 147	1 January 2003	2002/3012 (W.284)
Sections 148 to 150	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 151	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	30 March 2004 (remainder)	2004/669 (W.62)
Sections 152 and 153	1 January 2003 (partially)	2002/3012 (W.284)
Section 155	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 156	1 January 2003 (partially)	2002/3012 (W.284)
Section 157	30 March 2004 (partially)	2004/669 (W.62)
	31 May 2005 (partially)	2005/1353 (W.101)
Sections 158 and 159	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Sections 160 to 162	1 January 2003	2002/3012 (W.284)
Section 163	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 164	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	31 May 2005 (remainder)	2005/1353 (W.101)
Section 165	31 May 2005	2005/1353 (W.101)
Sections 166 and 167	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	31 May 2005 (remainder)	2005/1353 (W.101)
Sections 168 to 170	31 May 2005	2005/1353 (W.101)
Section 171	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	31 May 2005 (remainder)	2005/1353 (W.101)
Section 172	30 March 2004 (partially)	2004/669 (W.62)
	31 May 2005 (partially)	2005/1353 (W.101)
Section 173	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 174	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	30 March 2004 (remainder)	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 175	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Section 176	30 March 2004 (partially),	2004/669 (W.62)
	31 May 2005 (remainder)	2005/1353 (W.101)
Section 180	1 January 2003 (partially)	2002/3012 (W.284)
	30 March 2004 (partially)	2004/669 (W.62)
	31 May 2005 (partially)	2005/1353 (W.101)
Schedule 6	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Schedule 7	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Schedule 9	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Schedule 10	30 March 2004 (partially)	2004/669 (W.62)
Schedule 11	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
Schedule 12	1 January 2003 (partially),	2002/3012 (W.284)
	30 March 2004 (remainder)	2004/669 (W.62)
Schedule 13	30 March 2004 (partially),	2004/669 (W.62)
	31 May 2005 (remainder)	2005/1353 (W.101)
Schedule 14 (partially)	1 January 2003	2002/3012 (W.284)
	30 March 2004	2004/669 (W.62)
	31 May 2005	2005/1353 (W.101)

(1)

2002 c. 15.

(2)

The powers conferred by section 181 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15) are exercisable by the appropriate authority. “Appropriate authority” is defined in section 181(4) of that Act and means, in relation to any provision of Part 2 of that Act, the National Assembly for Wales as respects Wales. That power is now vested in the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).