Provisions coming into force on 1 April 20163

1 April 2016 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

  • Section 2 (sustainable development);

  • Section 3 (well-being duty on public bodies);

  • Section 4 (the well-being goals);

  • Section 5 (the sustainable development principle);

  • Section 7 (statements about well-being objectives);

  • Section 8 (Welsh Ministers’ well-being objectives);

  • Section 9 (other public bodies’ well-being objectives);

  • Section 11 (future trends report);

  • Section 12 (annual reports by the Welsh Ministers);

  • Section 13 (annual reports by other public bodies);

  • Section 15 (the sustainable development principle: Auditor General’s examinations);

  • Section 16 (promotion of sustainable development);

  • Section 29 (public services boards);

  • Section 30 (invitations to participate);

  • Section 31 (invitations to participate: issue, response and duration of participation);

  • Section 32 (other partners);

  • Section 33 (changes in participation);

  • Section 34 (meetings and terms of reference);

  • Section 35 (overview and scrutiny committee of local authority);

  • Section 36 (well-being duty on public services boards);

  • Section 37 (assessments of local well-being);

  • Section 38 (preparation of assessments);

  • Section 39 (local well-being plans);

  • Section 40(1) to(6) (local well-being plans: role of community councils);

  • Section 41 (Preparation of local well-being plans: information about activities of others);

  • Section 42 (Preparation of local well-being plans: Commissioner’s advice);

  • Section 43 (Preparation of local well-being plans: further consultation and approval);

  • Section 44 (review of local well-being plans);

  • Section 45 (annual progress reports);

  • Section 46 (modifications of enactments);

  • Section 47 (merging public services boards);

  • Section 48 (collaboration between public service boards);

  • Section 49 (directions to merge or collaborate);

  • Section 50 (performance indicators and standards);

  • Schedule 1 (annual reports by other public bodies);

  • Schedule 3 (public services boards: further provision);

  • Schedule 4 (public services boards: consequential amendments and repeals) save for paragraph 34 of that Schedule.