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Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 797 (C. 38)

Town And Country Planning, England

Housing, England And Wales

The Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2013

Made

5th April 2013

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 240(2) and (7) of the Localism Act 2011(1), makes the following Order.

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2013.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Localism Act 2011; and

“the commencement date” means the day after the day on which this Order is made.

Provisions coming into force on the commencement date in relation to England and Wales

2.  Sections 116 and 121 of, and Schedules 9 to 12 to, the Act (so far as they are not already in force) come into force for all remaining purposes in relation to England and Wales on the commencement date.

Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2013 in relation to England and Wales

3.  Section 167 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Act shall come into force on 1st October 2013.

Revocation

4.  Article 5 of the Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional, Saving and Transitory Provisions) Order 2012(2) is revoked with effect from the commencement date.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Nick Boles

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

5th April 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force, in relation to England and Wales, sections 116 and 121 and Schedules 9 to 12 of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) (“the Act” for all remaining purposes on the day after this Order is made.

Article 3 brings section 167 and Schedule 15 of the Act (abolition of the Housing Revenue Account Subsidy system in England) into force on 1st October 2013.

Article 4 makes a consequential revocation of a previous transitional, saving and transitory provision relating to neighbourhood planning in a previous commencement order.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

Section 1 partially as to England and Wales18th February 20122012/411
Section 1(7) and Schedule 4 as to England and Wales4th April 20122012/1008
Sections 2 to 7 as to England18th February 20122012/411
Section 8 as to England and Wales3rd December 20112011/2896
18th February 20122012/411
Sections 9 and 10 partially as to England and Wales18th February 20122012/411
Sections 11 to 14 as to England and Wales18th February 20122012/411
Sections 15 to 19 as to England and Wales3rd December 20112011/2896
15th January 20122012/57
Section 20 partially as to England and Wales3rd December 20112011/2896
15th January 20122012/57
Section 21 and Schedule 2 as to England and Wales3rd December 20112011/2896
15th January 20122012/57
9th March 20122012/628
4th May 20122012/1008
Chapter 4 of Part 1 as to England and Wales, so far as not yet in force15th January 20122012/57
Schedule 22 and Schedule 3 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
9th March 20122012/628
4th May 20122012/1008
Section 24 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
Section 26 and Schedule 4 partially as to England and Wales31st January 20122012/57
1st April 20122012/628
7th June 20122012/1463
1st July 20122012/1463
22nd November 20122012/2913
Sections 27 to 29 partially as to England and Wales7th June 20122012/1463
1st July 20122012/1463
Section 30 as to England and Wales31st January 20122012/57
1st July 20122012/1463
Sections 31 and 33 partially as to England and Wales7th June 20122012/1463
1st July 20122012/1463
Section 35 partially as to England and Wales7th June 20122012/1463
Section 36 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
22nd November 20122012/2913
Section 46 as to England1st April 20122012/628
Sections 48 to 57 as to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland31st May 20122012/1008
Sections 68 and 69 as to England3rd December 20112011/2896
15th January 20122012/1463
1st April 20122012/628
Section 70 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
Sections 72 to 79 and Schedules 5 to 7 as to England and Wales3rd December 20112011/2896
Sections 81 to 85 partially as to England and Wales27th June 20122012/1463
Section 115 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
Sections 116 and 121 and Schedules 9 to 12 partially as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
6th April 20122012/628
2nd August 20122012/2029
Section 123 to 127 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
6th April 20122012/628
Section 128 to 142 and Schedule 123 as to England, Wales and Scotland15th January 20122012/57
1st April 20122012/628
Section 145 partially as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
7th June 20122012/1463
Sections 146 and 147(2)(3)(4) and (5) partially as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
Section 150 to 153 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
18th June 20122012/1463
15th January 20122012/57
Sections 154 and 155 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
1st April 20122012/628
Section 156 to 161 and Schedule 14 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
1st April 20122012/68
4th April 20122012/1008
Section 162 partially as to England and Wales1st April 20122012/628
Sections 163 and 1641st April 20122012/628
Section 165 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
1st April 20122012/628
Section 166 as to England and Wales1st April 20122012/628
Section 176 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
Sections 178 and 179 and Schedules 16 and 17 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
1st April 20122012/628
Section 184 as to England and Wales6th April 20122012/628
Section 185 as to England and Wales1st April 20122012/628
Section 186 to 195 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
31st March 20122012/628
1st April 20122012/628
3rd May 20122012/1008
Section 197 partially as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
Sections 223 to 231 and Schedule 23 as to England and Wales15th January 20122012/57
3rd May 20122012/1008
Section 232 as to England and Wales6th April 20122012/628
Section 233 and Schedule 24 as to England and Wales30th March 20122012/628

Section 237 partially and Parts 1, 2

(partially), 3 to 5, 7, 9 to 13, 18 to 21, 26, 27,

and 30 to 34 of Schedule 25 as to England

and Wales

15th January 20122012/57
31st January 20122012/57
18th February 20122012/411
9th March 20122012/628
31st March 20122012/628
1st April 20122012/628
4th April 20122012/1008
6th April 20122012/628
3rd May 20122012/1008
7th June 20122012/1463
22nd November 20122012/2913