Commencement
102.Section 27 means that Parts 2 and 4 (and sections 27 to 31) of the Act will come into force as soon as the Act receives Royal Assent:
	Part 2 includes the Secretary of State’s power to direct the Boundary Committee to conduct a review of local government structures in a region and for the Committee to undertake reviews.
	Part 4 is the new power for funding the existing regional chambers.
103.Commencing these provisions on Royal Assent prevents unnecessary delay in starting local government reviews, and ensures that a suitable mechanism for the funding of regional chambers is up and running as soon as possible. Ordinarily, provisions of the Act would only come into force two months after Royal Assent.
104.The other provisions of the Act will come into force two months after Royal Assent.