Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/section/82
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Community law, human rights and international obligations etc.Section 82Table of ContentsContentExplanatory NotesMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Government of Wales Act 2006. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act power to apply or incorporate (with modifications) conferred by 2011 c. 13 s. 54(2)-(5)Act power to apply or incorporate (with modifications) conferred by 2011 c. 13 s. 58(1)-(3) (7)Act words omitted by 2014 c. 29 s. 4(2)(a)Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 4Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 6Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):Pt. 4A inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 6(2)Pt. 4A Ch. 2 inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 8(3)Pt. 4A Ch. 3 inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 15(1)Pt. 4A Ch. 4 inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 18(1)s. 7(5)(c)(d) substituted for s. 7(5)(c) and word by 2014 c. 29 s. 2(2)(a)s. 7(6)(c)(d) substituted for s. 7(6)(c) and word by 2014 c. 29 s. 2(2)(b)s. 16(1)(za) inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 3(1)s. 17A 17B inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 3(2)s. 35(1)-(1D) substituted for s. 35(1) by 2012 anaw 1 s. 1
s. 78(9) (10)
inserted by 2011 nawm 1 s. 148(2)
s. 106(2)(3) substituted for s. 106(2) by S.I. 2011/1011 art. 4(1)s. 106A inserted by S.I. 2011/1011 art. 4(2)s. 108(4A) inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 6(3)(b)s. 115(4A) inserted by S.I. 2011/1011 art. 5(2)s. 115(5A)-(5F) inserted by S.I. 2011/1011 art. 5(3)s. 116A(1) words inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 8(2)s. 121(1)-(1B) substituted for s. 121(1) by 2014 c. 29 s. 20(3)s. 121(4)(5) inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 20(5)s. 122(3A) inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 20(9)s. 122A inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 20(10)s. 148(1)(ba) inserted by 2016 anaw 6 s. 34s. 148(2)(ka) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 437(3)s. 148(2)(la) inserted by 2015 anaw 5 Sch. 4 para. 7s. 152(6)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 438s. 155A inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 10Sch. 2 para. 8(3)-(12) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 8(3) by 2012 anaw 1 s. 2Sch. 7 Pt. 1 para. 16A and cross-heading inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 6(9)Sch. 7 Pt. 2 para. 4A inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 7(14)(a)Sch. 7 Pt. 3 para. 7A and cross-heading inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 7(14)(b)Sch. 7 Pt. 2 para. 5(2)(aa) inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 22(3)(b)Sch. 7 Pt. 2 para. 5(4A)(4B) inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 22(3)(c)Sch. 7 Pt. 2 para. 5(5) (6) omitted by 2013 anaw 3 Sch. 4 para. 78(4)(b)Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Government of Wales Act 2006Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2011/556 art. 1-3 commences (2009 c. 23)S.I. 2011/1274 art. 2 commences (2010 c. 25)S.I. 2011/1418 art. 2 commences (2010 c. 23)S.I. 2011/2576 art. 2 3 5 commences ()82International obligations etc.E+W+S+N.I.This section has no associated Explanatory Notes(1)If the Secretary of State considers that any action proposed to be taken by the Welsh Ministers would be incompatible with any international obligation, the Secretary of State may by order direct that the proposed action is not to be taken.
(2)If the Secretary of State considers that an action capable of being taken by the Welsh Ministers is required for the purposes of giving effect to any international obligation, the Secretary of State may by order direct the Welsh Ministers to take the action.
(3)If the Secretary of State considers that any subordinate legislation made, or which could be revoked, by the Welsh Ministers is incompatible with any international obligation or the interests of defence or national security, the Secretary of State may by order revoke the legislation.
(4)An order under subsection (3) may include provision for the order to have effect from a date earlier than that on which it is made; but—
(a)such a provision does not affect any rights or liabilities acquired or incurred before the date on which the order is made, and
(b)no person is to be guilty of an offence merely because of such a provision.
(5)The Secretary of State may make an order containing provision such as is specified in subsection (6) where—
(a)an international obligation is an obligation to achieve a result defined by reference to a quantity (whether expressed as an amount, proportion or ratio or otherwise), and
(b)the quantity relates to the United Kingdom (or to an area including the United Kingdom or to an area consisting of a part of the United Kingdom which includes [F1the whole or part of Wales or of the Welsh zone]).
(6)The provision referred to in subsection (5) is provision for the achievement by the Welsh Ministers (in the exercise of their functions) of so much of the result to be achieved under the international obligation as is specified in the order.
(7)The order may specify the time by which any part of the result to be achieved by the Welsh Ministers is to be achieved.
(8)Where an order under subsection (5) is in force in relation to an international obligation, references to the international obligation in subsections (1) to (3) are to an obligation to achieve so much of the result to be achieved under the international obligation as is specified in the order by the time or times so specified.
(9)No order is to be made by the Secretary of State under subsection (2), (3) or (5) unless the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers.
(10)An order under this section must state the reasons for making it.
(11)A statutory instrument containing—
(a)subject to subsection (12), an order under subsection (1), or
(b)an order under subsection (5),
is (unless a draft of the statutory instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament) subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(12)A statutory instrument containing only an order under subsection (1) revoking a previous order under that subsection—
(a)is not subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament, but
(b)is to be laid before Parliament.
(13)No order is to be made under subsection (2) or (3) unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
(14)Subsections (1), (2) and (3) apply to the First Minister and the Counsel General as to the Welsh Ministers; and where subsection (9) operates in relation to an order under subsection (2) or (3) relating to the First Minister or the Counsel General the reference in subsection (9) to the Welsh Ministers is to the First Minister or the Counsel General.
(15)In this section “action” includes making, confirming or approving subordinate legislation and in subsection (2) also includes introducing into the Assembly a proposed Assembly Measure or a Bill.
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