Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020

(introduced by section 9)

SCHEDULE 1 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 2

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

1 Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is amended as follows—

(a) omit “The National Assembly for Wales Remuneration Board”;

(b) in the appropriate place insert “The Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd”.

Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)

2 (1) The 2006 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In the title of Part 1, for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd Cymru”.

(3) In section 1—

(a) in subsection (1), for “an Assembly” substitute “a parliament”;

(b) in subsection (3), for “Members of the Assembly (referred to in this Act as “Assembly members”)” substitute “Members of the Senedd”.

(4) In section 20(8), for “National Assembly for Wales Remuneration Board” substitute “Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd”.

(5) In section 23(5), for “Assembly member’s” substitute “Member’s”.

(6) In section 126A—

(a) in subsection (9), for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd”;

(b) in subsection (10), for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd”.

(7) In section 150A—

(a) in the heading, for “Change of name of the Assembly etc: translation of references” substitute “Translation of references to Senedd Cymru etc.”;

(b) omit subsection (1);

(c) in subsection (2)—

(i) for “, the National Assembly for Wales Commission or an Act of the National Assembly for Wales (as the case may be), or the Welsh equivalent shown in subsection (1)” substitute “(or Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru), the National Assembly for Wales Commission (or Comisiwn Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru) or Acts of the National Assembly for Wales (or Deddfau Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru) (as the case may be)”;

(ii) for “new name” substitute “name given by Part 2 of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020”;

(d) after subsection (2) insert—

“(3) Unless the context requires otherwise, a reference to Senedd Cymru or the Welsh Parliament, the Senedd Commission (or Comisiwn y Senedd) or Acts of Senedd Cymru (or Deddfau Senedd Cymru) (as the case may be), in—

(a) any enactment (including any enactment comprised in or made under this Act) or prerogative instrument, or

(b) any other instrument or document,

is to be read as including a reference to the previous name.”

(8) In section 159—

(a) omit the entry for “the Assembly” to the entry for “Assembly electoral region”;

(b) omit the entry for “Assembly member” to the entry for “Assembly’s legislative competence (in relation to Acts of the Assembly)”;

(c) insert in the appropriate places—

“Member of the Senedd

section 1(2A)”

“the Senedd

section 1(1)”

“the Senedd Commission

section 27(1)”

“Senedd constituency

section 2(1)”

“Senedd constituency member

section 1(2)(a)”

“Senedd electoral region

section 2(2) and (3)”

“Senedd proceedings

section 1(5)”

“Senedd regional member

section 1(2)(b)”

“Senedd’s legislative competence (in relation to Acts of the Senedd)

section 108A”.

(9) In Schedule 7B, in paragraph 7(2)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (i), for ““the National Assembly for Wales”” substitute ““Senedd Cymru””;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (xi), for ““the National Assembly for Wales Commission”” substitute ““the Senedd Commission””;

(b) in paragraph (c)(i), for ““Acts of the National Assembly for Wales”” substitute ““Acts of Senedd Cymru””.

(10) In Schedule 9A—

(a) omit the entry for “The National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards or Comisiynydd Safonau ar gyfer Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru.”;

(b) omit the entry for “The National Assembly for Wales Remuneration Board or Bwrdd Taliadau Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru.”;

(c) in the appropriate place insert “The Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd or Bwrdd Taliadau Annibynnol y Senedd.”;

(d) in the appropriate place insert “The Senedd Commissioner for Standards or Comisiynydd Safonau y Senedd.”

(11) Sub-paragraphs (15) to (19) apply to every provision containing the words to be substituted by those sub-paragraphs after the amendments in Part 2 and sub-paragraphs (3) to (10) have been made, subject to sub-paragraphs (12) and (13).

(12) Sub-paragraphs (15) to (19) do not apply to—

(a) citations of enactments;

(b) repealed provisions of the 2006 Act that are saved;

(c) section 150A;

(d) paragraph 3(8) of Schedule 2;

(e) Schedule 10;

(f) Schedule 11;

(g) Schedule 12.

(13) Sub-paragraphs (18) and (19) do not apply to references to “Assembly Measure“ or “Assembly Measures”.

(14) In this paragraph, “provision” includes a title, cross-heading or heading.

(15) For “an Assembly member”, in each place where it appears, substitute “a Member of the Senedd”.

(16) For “Assembly member”, in each place where it appears after the amendments in sub- paragraph (15) have been made, substitute “Member of the Senedd”.

(17) For “Assembly members”, in each place where it appears, substitute “Members of the Senedd”.

(18) For “an Assembly”, in each place where it appears after the amendments in sub- paragraphs (15), (16) and (17) have been made, substitute “a Senedd”.

(19) For “Assembly” and “Assembly’s”, in each place where they appear after the amendments in sub-paragraphs (15), (16), (17) and (18) have been made, substitute “Senedd” and “Senedd’s”, as appropriate.

National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (nawm 4)

3 (1) The National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 is amended as follows.

(2) In the cross-heading before section 1, for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd”.

(3) In section 1—

(a) in subsections (3)(e) and (f) omit “Assembly”;

(b) in subsection (8)(c), omit “Assembly” in the second place where it appears.

(4) In section 20—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) omit the definition of “Assembly Member”and after the definition of “the Committee on Standards of Conduct”(but before the “and” after it) insert—

• ““Member of the Senedd” (“Aelod o’r Senedd”) includes—

  (a)

  for the purposes of section 1(3)(a) and (b) only, the Counsel General even where that officer is not a Member of the Senedd, and

  (b)

  except for the purposes of section 1(3)(a) and (b), a former Member of the Senedd,”;

(ii) in the definition of “the Commission”, for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd”;

(iii) in the definition of “Counsel General” omit “Assembly”;

(b) in subsection (2)(a), for “the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd Cymru.”

(5) In the Schedule—

(a) in the heading, for “NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES” substitute “SENEDD”;

(b) in paragraph 3, for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd”.

(6) Sub-paragraphs (8) to (12) apply to every provision containing the words to be substituted by those sub-paragraphs after the amendments in Part 2 and sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) have been made, subject to sub-paragraph (7).

(7) Sub-paragraphs (8) to (12) do not apply to—

(a) citations of enactments;

(b) section 21(1).

(8) For “an Assembly Member”, in each place where it appears, substitute “a Member of the Senedd”.

(9) For “Assembly Member”, in each place where it appears after the amendment in subparagraph (8) has been made, substitute “Member of the Senedd”.

(10) For “Assembly Members”, in each place where it appears, substitute “Members of the Senedd”.

(11) For “an Assembly”, in each place where it appears after the amendments in subparagraphs (8) to (10) have been made, substitute “a Senedd”.

(12) For “Assembly”, in each place where it appears after the amendments in sub-paragraphs (8) to (11) have been made, substitute “Senedd”.

National Assembly for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010 (nawm 4)

4 (1) The National Assembly for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010 is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading of section 1, for “National Assembly for Wales Remuneration Board” substitute “Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd”.

(3) In section 2(2)(b) and in paragraph 4 of Schedule 2, for “Assembly’s”, substitute “Senedd’s”.

(4) In section 2(4)(b) and section 14(1), for “groups of Assembly members” substitute “groups of Members”.

(5) Omit section 17.

(6) In Schedule 1, in paragraph 1—

(a) in sub-paragraph (d), for “regional Assembly member” substitute ”regional Member of the Senedd”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (g) omit “Assembly”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (h), for “group of Assembly members” substitute “group of Members”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (j), for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd”;

(e) in sub-paragraph (n) omit “Assembly”.

(7) Sub-paragraphs (9) to (12) apply to every provision containing the words to be substituted by those sub-paragraphs after the amendments in Part 2 and sub-paragraphs (3) to (6) have been made, subject to sub-paragraph (8).

(8) Sub-paragraphs (9) to (12) do not apply to—

(a) citations of enactments;

(b) sections 15, 19 and 20;

(c) paragraph 1(e) of Schedule 1;

(d) Schedule 3.

(9) For “an Assembly member”, in each place where it appears, substitute “a Member of the Senedd”.

(10) For “Assembly members”, in each place where it appears, substitute “Members of the Senedd”.

(11) For “an Assembly”, in each place where it appears after the amendments in sub- paragraphs (9) and (10) have been made, substitute “a Senedd”.

(12) For “Assembly”, in each place where it appears after the amendments in sub-paragraphs (9), (10) and (11) have been made, substitute “Senedd”.

Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4)

5 (1) The Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 2—

(a) in subsection (2), for “the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd Cymru”;

(b) in subsections (5), (6) and (7), for “the National Assembly” substitute “Senedd Cymru”.

(3) In the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (4)—

(a) omit “Assembly”;

(b) omit “Welsh subordinate”.

(4) The provisions are—

(a) section 13(3);

(b) section 16(2)(a), (3)(a) and (5);

(c) section 25(1)(b);

(d) section 26(1)(b).

(5) In section 40—

(a) in the section heading and subsection (1), for “Assembly”, in each place where it appears, substitute “Senedd”;

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) in the words before paragraph (a), for “Assembly” substitute “Senedd”;

(ii) in paragraph (a), for “the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd Cymru”;

(iii) in paragraph (b), for “the National Assembly for Wales” and “the National Assembly” substitute “Senedd Cymru”;

(iv) in paragraphs (c), (d) and (e), for “the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd Cymru”;

(c) in subsection (3)(b), for “Assembly” substitute “Senedd”.

(6) In section 43(2) and (3), for “the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd Cymru”.

(7) In the Table in Schedule 1—

(a) omit the entries for—

“Assembly Act (Deddf Cynulliad)”;

“National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru)”;

“National Assembly for Wales Commission (Comisiwn Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru)”.

(b) insert the following entries in the appropriate places in alphabetical order—

“Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Deddf gan Senedd y Deyrnas Unedig)

“Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom” includes an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain or of the Parliament of England”;

“Act of Senedd Cymru (Deddf gan Senedd Cymru)

“Act of Senedd Cymru” means an Act enacted under Part 4 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (whether as an Act of Senedd Cymru or an Act of the National Assembly for Wales)”;

“Member of the Senedd (Aelod o’r Senedd)

“Member of the Senedd” is to be interpreted in accordance with section 1(2A) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)”;

“Senedd Commission (Comisiwn y Senedd)

“Senedd Commission” means the Commission established by section 27 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (and originally known as the National Assembly for Wales Commission)”;

“Senedd Cymru (Senedd Cymru)

“Senedd Cymru” means the parliament for Wales established by section 1 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (and originally known as the National Assembly for Wales)”.

(8) For “Assembly Act”, in each place where it appears after the amendments in sub-paragraphs (3) and (7) have been made, substitute “Act of Senedd Cymru”.

(9) For “Assembly Acts”, in each place where it appears, substitute “Acts of Senedd Cymru”.