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(c)
in relation to any other provision made by or under this Act means the
Secretary of State.
(3)
In subsection (1) “legislation”, in relation to any provision made by or under
this Act, means—
(a)
this Act or any Act passed before, or in the same Session as, this Act, or
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(b)
any instrument made under this or any other Act before the coming
into force of the provision.
(4)
In subsection (3) “Act” (except in the phrase “this Act”) includes an Act or
Measure of the National Assembly for Wales.
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Repeals and revocations
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Schedule 24 (repeals and revocations) has effect.
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Financial provisions
There is to be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
(a)
any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under this Act, and
(b)
any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable under any other Act
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out of money so provided.
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Extent
(1)
This Act extends to England and Wales only, subject as follows.
(2)
The following provisions extend also to Scotland—
(a)
section 107(1) and (3) to (6),
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(b)
section 202(1) so far as relating to provision made by or under the
provisions mentioned in paragraph (a), and
(c)
sections 201, 202(2) to (4) and 204, this section and sections 206 and 207.
(3)
The following provisions extend also to Scotland, but only so far as required
for the purpose mentioned in section 240(4) of the Planning Act 2008
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(construction of certain cross-border pipelines)—
(a)
section 108, and
(b)
section 202(1) so far as relating to provision made by or under section
108.
(4)
Any amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act has the same extent as
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the provision to which it relates.
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Commencement
(1)
The following provisions come into force at the end of 2 months beginning
with the day on which this Act is passed—
(a)
section 13,
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(b)
Chapter 6 of Part 1 so far as relating to England,
(c)
section 27,
(d)
section 29,
(e)
section 38,
(f)
section 57,
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section 65,
(h)
sections 91 to 93,
(i)
section 95,
(j)
section 119,
(k)
section 149,
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(l)
section 152,
(m)
section 156 and Schedule 18,
(n)
Chapter 2 of Part 7, and
(o)
Parts 4, 6, 12, 15, 27 and 30 of Schedule 24, and section 203 so far as
relating to those Parts.
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(2)
The following provisions come into force on such day as the Secretary of State
may by order appoint—
(a)
Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 1,
(b)
section 10 and Schedule 2,
(c)
section 11 and Schedule 3,
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(d)
section 14 and Schedule 4, except paragraphs 56 and 57 of that Schedule
and section 14 so far as relating to those paragraphs,
(e)
section 15,
(f)
section 16,
(g)
section 19,
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(h)
Part 2,
(i)
section 37,
(j)
Chapter 1 of Part 4,
(k)
section 56 and Schedules 5 and 6,
(l)
sections 58 to 64 and Schedule 7,
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(m)
Chapter 3 of Part 4,
(n)
section 89(1)(a) and (3) to (5) and Schedule 8,
(o)
sections 96 and 101 and Schedules 9 to 12, except so far as those sections
or Schedules confer power on the Secretary of State to make regulations
or publish documents setting standards,
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(p)
section 102 except so far as it makes amendments which require or
authorise the making of provision in a development order,
(q)
Chapters 5 and 6 of Part 5,
(r)
sections 121 to 123,
(s)
Chapter 2 of Part 6,
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(t)
section 140 and Schedule 15,
(u)
section 148,
(v)
section 150 and Schedule 16,
(w)
section 151 and Schedule 17,
(x)
sections 153, 154 and 155,
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(y)
Chapters 1 and 3 of Part 7, and
(z)
Parts 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 and 31
of Schedule 24, and section 203 so far as relating to those Parts.
(3)
The following provisions come into force in relation to England on such day as
the Secretary of State may by order appoint and in relation to Wales on such
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day as the Welsh Ministers may by order appoint—
(a)
section 28,
(b)
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section 36,
(d)
Chapter 4 of Part 4 except so far as it confers power on the Secretary of
State, or the Welsh Ministers, to make regulations or orders,
(e)
sections 124 and 125, and
(f)
Parts 5, 7, 8 and 20 of Schedule 24, and section 203 so far as relating to
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those Parts.
(4)
Chapter 6 of Part 1 so far as relating to Wales comes into force on such day as
the Welsh Ministers may by order appoint.
(5)
The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is
passed—
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(a)
section 12,
(b)
paragraphs 56 and 57 of Schedule 4, and section 14 so far as relating to
those paragraphs,
(c)
section 17,
(d)
section 20,
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(e)
Chapter 3 of Part 4 so far as it confers power on the Secretary of State to
make regulations,
(f)
Chapter 4 of Part 4 so far as it confers power on the Secretary of State,
or the Welsh Ministers, to make regulations or orders,
(g)
section 89(1)(b) and (2),
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(h)
section 90,
(i)
sections 96 and 101 and Schedules 9 to 12 so far as those sections or
Schedules confer power on the Secretary of State to make regulations or
publish documents setting standards,
(j)
sections 97 to 100,
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(k)
the provisions inserted by section 102 so far as they require or authorise
the making of provision in a development order,
(l)
sections 141 to 147,
(m)
sections 201, 202, 205, this section and section 207, and
(n)
Part 13 of Schedule 24, and section 203 so far as relating to that Part.
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(6)
Section 94 comes into force on the day after the day on which this Act is passed.
(7)
An order under subsection (2), (3) or (4) may—
(a)
appoint different days for different purposes;
(b)
make such transitory or transitional provision, or savings, as the person
making the order considers appropriate.
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(8)
The appropriate authority may by order make such transitory or transitional
provision, or savings, as the appropriate authority considers appropriate in
connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act mentioned
in subsection (1), (5) or (6).
(9)
In subsection (8) “appropriate authority”—
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(a)
in relation to sections 13 and 27, and Part 4 of Schedule 24 and section
203 so far as relating to that Part, means—
(i)
the Secretary of State in relation to England, and
(ii)
the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales,
(b)
in relation to section 65 means the Welsh Ministers, and
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(c)
in relation to any other provision mentioned in subsection (1), (5) or (6)
means the Secretary of State.

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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Localism Act 2011.