2000 No. 2836 (C. 82)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The Local Government Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000

Made16th October 2000

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 108(5) and (7) of the Local Government Act 20001, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000.

(2)

In this Order references to sections and Schedules are, unless otherwise specified, references to sections of, and Schedules to, the Local Government Act 2000.

(3)

This Order applies in relation to England only.

Provisions coming into force on 18th October 20002.

The following provisions shall come into force on 18th October 2000—

(a)

sections 1 to 9;

(b)

in Schedule 6, the repeal—

(i)

in section 25(8) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 19762, of the words from “Without prejudice” to “inhabitants of its area)”;

(ii)

in section 13 of the Inner Urban Areas Act 19783, of the words “section 137(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 or”;

(iii)

of section 11A(4) of the Housing Act 19854; and

(iv)

of sections 34 and 35 of the Local Government and Housing Act 19895; and

(c)

section 107(2) to the extent that it relates to the repeals referred to in paragraph (b) of this article.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Hilary Armstrong

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

16th October 2000

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force, in relation to England only, further provisions of the Local Government Act 2000 (“the Act”).

Article 2 brings into force, on 18th October 2000, Part I of the Act, which contains the provisions concerned with the promotion of economic, social or environmental well-being and consequential repeals of various statutory provisions.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
sections 10, 12, 17 to 20, 30, 32, 34 to 36, 38, 41, 47 and 48, and paragraphs 6, 7 and 9 to 11 of Schedule 1 as to England	7/08/00	2000/2187
Partially, sections 11, 13, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 31, 33, 37, 39, 44 and 45, as to England	7/08/00	2000/2187
section 103, as to England	25/08/00	2000/2420
sections 97 and 98 and, partially, section 107(2), as to England	1/10/00	2000/2187