EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the second commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”).

Article 2 of this Order brings the following provisions of the 2016 Act into force on 1 January 2022, so far as these provisions are not already in force—

(a)section 11 (heritage partnership agreements);

(b)section 28 (heritage partnership agreements).

Article 3 of this Order brings section 18 (register of historic parks and gardens) of the 2016 Act into force on 1 February 2022.