Part 4Acts of the Assembly
Procedure
110Introduction of Bills
1
A Bill may, subject to the standing orders, be introduced in the Assembly—
a
by the First Minister, any Welsh Minister appointed under section 48 any Deputy Welsh Minister or the Counsel General, or
b
by any other Assembly member.
2
The person in charge of a Bill must, on or before the introduction of the Bill, state that, in that person’s view, its provisions would be within the Assembly’s legislative competence.
3
The Presiding Officer must, on or before the introduction of a Bill in the Assembly—
a
decide whether or not, in the view of the Presiding Officer, the provisions of the Bill would be within the Assembly’s legislative competence, and
b
state that decision.
4
A statement under this section must be made in both English and Welsh; but, subject to that, the form of the statement and the manner in which it is to be made are to be determined under the standing orders.
5
The standing orders—
a
may provide for a statement under this section to be published, and
b
if they do so, must provide for it to be published in both English and Welsh.