Part X Supplemental

F271B General statutory duty: Scotland and Wales.

1

For the purposes of the M1Scotland Act 1998, subsections (2) to (4) of section 71 (and sections 71(6) and 74 so far as they apply to the power conferred by subsection (2) of section 71) shall be taken to be pre-commencement enactments within the meaning of that Act.

2

Before making an order under section 71(2) in relation to functions exercisable in relation to Wales by a person who is not a Welsh public authority, the F6Secretary of State shall consult the F3Welsh Ministers .

3

The F6Secretary of State shall not make an order under section 71(2) in relation to functions of a Welsh public authority except with the consent of the F4Welsh Ministers .

4

In this section “Welsh public authority” means any person whose functions are exercisable only in relation to Wales and F5 includes—

a

the National Assembly for Wales Commission;

b

the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales and the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government.