Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/body/enacted
Timestamp: 2018-03-23 07:59:07
Document Index: 159306915

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 2', 'art 3', 'art 2']

Part 1Constitutional arrangements
1Permanence of the National Assembly for Wales and Welsh Government
“Part A1Permanence of the Assembly and Welsh Government
(1)The Assembly established by Part 1 and the Welsh Government established by Part 2 are a permanent part of the United Kingdom’s constitutional arrangements.
2Convention about Parliament legislating on devolved matters
3Legislative competence
(1)An Act of the Assembly is not law so far as any provision of the Act is outside the Assembly’s legislative competence.
(4)For this purpose, a provision of an Act of Parliament is “devolved” if it would be within the Assembly’s legislative competence if it were contained in an Act of the Assembly (ignoring any requirement for consent or consultation imposed under paragraph 8, 10 or 11 of Schedule 7B or otherwise).
4Devolved Welsh authorities
(1)In this Act “devolved Welsh authority” means—
(b)could (apart from this paragraph) be conferred or imposed by provision falling within the Assembly’s legislative competence (by virtue of section 108A(3)).
(4)Where the conditions in subsection (2) are relevant to determining whether a provision of an Act of the Assembly is within the Assembly’s legislative competence, the time for assessing whether those conditions are met is the time when the Act is passed.
(8)In this section “public authority” means a body, office or holder of an office that has functions of a public nature.”
5Power to make provision about elections
(6)In subsection (5)(a) “the election enactments” has the meaning given by section 13(5).
(3)In section 7 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Commission to be consulted on changes to electoral law), in subsection (2)(f), after “64(3)” insert “or regulations under section 13A”.
6Timing of elections
(2)In subsection (1), for the words after “was held,” substitute “unless—
(4)In subsection (2), after “May” insert “or on the day specified by an order under subsection (1B)”.
(8)In subsection (3), for “(2)(b)” substitute “(2)(c)”.
(a)for “An order under this section may” substitute “The Welsh Ministers may by order”;
(b)for “Secretary of State considers” substitute “Welsh Ministers consider”;
(c)after “poll” insert “under this section”.
(11)In subsection (6), for “either House of Parliament” substitute “the Assembly”.
(13)In subsection (1), for “Secretary of State” substitute “Presiding Officer”.
(a)for “Secretary of State” substitute “Presiding Officer”;
(b)for “Order in Council” substitute “proclamation under the Welsh Seal”.
(a)in subsection (1), and in the heading, omit “and Wales”;
(b)in subsection (2A), for the words after “under” substitute “section 37A.”
(20)In subsection (4)(b), for “37(1)(b)” substitute “37ZA(1)(b)”.
7Electoral registration: the digital service
(a)for “this section, so far as” substitute “this section—
(4)In subsection (6), after the definition of “election in Scotland” insert—
““election in Wales” means—
an election of Assembly members, or
a local government election in Wales;”.
(8)In subsection (6), after “election in Scotland” insert “, election in Wales”.
(12)In subsection (11), after the definition of “election in Scotland” insert—
8Elections of police and crime commissioners
(2)In subsection (3), for “the ordinary day of election” substitute “the first Thursday in May”.
(a)in paragraph (a), for “the ordinary day of election” substitute “the first Thursday in May”;
(b)in paragraph (b), for the words from “the ordinary day of election” to “in relation to Wales,” substitute “the first Thursday in May”.
(b)the registration is not in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration.
(7)In subsection (1), after “a police area” insert “in England”.
(c)the registration is not in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration.
(10)In subsection (1), after “a police area” insert “in England”.
““overseas elector’s declaration” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Representation of the People Act 1985;”;
““relevant citizen of the Union” has the meaning given by section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983;”.
Other provision about legislation by the Assembly
9Super-majority requirement for certain legislation
10Super-majority requirement: amendments relating to procedure etc
“(za)the Supreme Court decides on a reference made in relation to the Bill under section 111B(2)(b) (reference following Presiding Officer’s decision that Bill does not contain protected subject-matter) that any provision of the Bill relates to a protected subject-matter,”.
“(6A)The standing orders must provide for an opportunity for the reconsideration of a Bill after its rejection if (and only if), on a reference made in relation to the Bill under section 111B(2)(a) (reference following Presiding Officer’s decision that Bill contains protected subject-matter), the Supreme Court decides that no provision that is subject to the reference relates to a protected subject-matter.”
(a)after “109(5)” insert “, 111A(3) and (4), 111B(2)(b)”;
(b)for “which has been amended on reconsideration” substitute “to which subsection (7)(a) or (b) applies”.
(a)in the heading, at the end insert “(legislative competence)”;
(b)in subsection (2)(b) omit “subsequent”.
(a)in paragraph (b) omit “subsequent”;
(b)in paragraph (c), after “section” insert “111B or”.
(a)in subsection (2)(a), after “section” insert “111B or”;
“(3A)The Presiding Officer may not submit a Bill for Royal Assent if the Supreme Court has decided on a reference made in relation to the Bill under section 111B(2)(b) (reference following Presiding Officer’s decision that Bill does not contain protected subject-matter) that any provision of the Bill relates to a protected subject-matter unless, since the decision, the Bill has been approved in accordance with standing orders made by virtue of section 111(7).”
11Introduction of Bills: justice impact assessment
(1)The standing orders must include provision requiring the person in charge of a Bill, on or before the introduction of the Bill, to make a written statement setting out the potential impact (if any) on the justice system in England and Wales of the provisions of the Bill (a “justice impact assessment”).
12Submission of Bills for Royal Assent: role of Presiding Officer
(1)In section 115 of the Government of Wales Act 2006, in subsections (1), (2) and (3), for “Clerk” substitute “Presiding Officer”.
(a)in section 112(3) of that Act (scrutiny of Bills by Supreme Court for legislative competence: notification of lack of reference), in paragraphs (a) and (b), for “Clerk” substitute “Presiding Officer”;
(b)in section 113(2)(a) of that Act (ECJ references), for “Clerk” substitute “Presiding Officer”;
(c)in section 114 of that Act (power of Secretary of State to intervene), in subsections (2) and (5), for “Clerk” substitute “Presiding Officer”.
Other provision about the Assembly
13Financial control, accounts and audit
“Assembly accounts” means any accounts prepared in pursuance of subsection (1)(a) or (b);
“Welsh legislation” means provision made by or under an Act of the Assembly, and “other legislation” means provision made by any other enactment.”
14Composition of Assembly committees
15Assembly proceedings: participation by UK Ministers etc
(b)omit section 33 (consultation about UK Government’s legislative programme).
16Change of name of the Assembly etc: translation of references
(2)In section 158 of that Act (interpretation), in subsection (2), after “116C(2)” insert “, 150A(2)”.
17Welsh rates of income tax: removal of referendum requirement
(b)in the heading omit “etc if majority in favour”.
(a)in subsection (2)(b), for “referendum-related” substitute “income tax”;
(i)for ““referendum-related” substitute ““income tax”;
(ii)omit “(commencement if majority in favour at referendum)”.
18Lending for capital expenditure
In section 122A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (lending for capital expenditure), in subsections (1) and (3), for “£500 million” substitute “£1,000 million”.
Executive competence etc
19Functions of Welsh Ministers
“executive ministerial function” means a function of Her Majesty of a kind that is exercisable on Her behalf by a Minister of the Crown (including a function involving expenditure or other financial matters), but not a function conferred or imposed by or by virtue of any legislation or the prerogative;
“within devolved competence” and “outside devolved competence” are to be read in accordance with subsections (7) and (8).
(6)For the purposes of this section a function is “ancillary to” another function if or to the extent that it is exercisable with a view to facilitating, or in a way that is conducive or incidental to, the exercise of the other function.
(i)for “The Welsh Ministers” substitute “The First Minister”;
(ii)for “the Welsh Ministers consider” substitute “the First Minister considers”;
(iii)for “they aim” substitute “the Minister aims”;
(iv)for “their functions” substitute “the Minister’s functions”;
(ii)for “by them” substitute “by the Minister”;
20Implementation of EU law
(7)In this section “appropriate Minister” has the same meaning as in paragraph 8 of Schedule 7B.”
(a)in the heading, at the end insert “: designation of Welsh Ministers, etc”;
(c)in subsection (3), for “that power” substitute “a power exercisable by virtue of a designation under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972”.
21Transfer of Ministerial functions
(1)In section 58 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (transfer of Ministerial functions), in subsection (1)(b), for “concurrently with the Minister of the Crown,” substitute “—
(2)In Part 2 of Schedule 3 to that Act (exercise of transferred functions), in paragraph 6(a) and (b) omit “in relation to a cross-border body or an English border area”.
22Consultation about cross-border bodies
Part 3Welsh tribunals
59The Welsh tribunals
(1)In this Part “Welsh tribunal” means—
60President of Welsh Tribunals
61Directions as to practice and procedure
62Cross-deployment of members of the Welsh tribunals
(b)in sub-paragraph (3), after “sub-paragraph (1)” insert “or (1A)”.
“Rhan 2ATraws-leoli aelodau’r tribiwnlys
9AAr gais y Llywydd a chyda chymeradwyaeth Llywydd Tribiwnlysoedd Cymru, caiff aelod o dribiwnlys sydd wedi’i restru yn adran 59 o Ddeddf Cymru 2017 (Tribiwnlysoedd Cymru), ac nad yw’n aelod o’r Tribiwnlys, weithredu fel aelod o’r Tribiwnlys.”;
“Part 2ACross-deployment of tribunal members
9AA member of a tribunal listed in section 59 of the Wales Act 2017 (the Welsh tribunals) who is not a member of the Tribunal may, at the request of the President and with the approval of the President of Welsh Tribunals, act as a member of the Tribunal.”
63Cross-deployment of tribunal members and judges
(5)In subsections (2) and (4) “specified” means specified in the request.
(6)In this section “relevant judge” means—
(h)a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts);
(i)a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts);
includes a reference to an individual designated by that person to exercise the person’s functions under this section.
66Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
(a)in subsection (5)(aa), after “the Scottish Ministers” insert “and the Welsh Ministers”;
(a)in the heading, after “Scottish Parliament” insert “and Welsh Assembly”;
(b)in subsection (2), after “the Scottish Ministers” insert “and the Welsh Ministers”;
67Licensing of coal-mining operations: approval by Welsh Ministers
(2)In this section “Wales” has the meaning given in section 158(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006.”
68Office of Communications
(4)In subsection (5), before “and (b),” insert “, (ab)”.
(a)in sub-paragraph (3)(c), after “the Scottish Ministers” insert “and the Welsh Ministers”;
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), for “and the Scottish Ministers” substitute “, the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers”;