Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002.
(2) The following provisions—
(a)this article,
(b)articles 2 to 9 and Schedule 1,
(c)article 14 and Schedule 5,
(d)article 15 and Schedule 6, in so far as they relate to—
(i)the Local Government Act 1988(1),
(ii)the Government of Wales Act 1998(2), and
(iii)the 1989 Act, except sections 93 and 169,
shall come into force on the day after that on which this Order is made.
(3) The following provisions—
(a)article 10 and Schedule 2,
(b)article 11 and Schedule 3,
(c)article 12 and Schedule 4,
(d)article 13,
(e)article 15 and Schedule 6 (in so far as they are not already in force),
shall come into force on the day that falls 12 months after the day on which this Order is made.