155.This section deals with the commencement of the Act once it has received Royal Assent. It provides for Part 1 (Overview of the Act) and most of the general provisions in Part 8 to come into force on the day on which Royal Assent is received. The substantive provisions of the Act, contained in Parts 2 to 7, section 59(1) and (2) and the Schedule, will come into force in accordance with orders made by the Welsh Ministers.
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