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(1)It is for the Clerk to submit Bills for Royal Assent.
(2)The Clerk may not submit a Bill for Royal Assent at any time when—
(a)the Attorney General or the Counsel General is entitled to make a reference in relation to the Bill under section 112,
(b)such a reference has been made but has not been decided or otherwise disposed of by the Supreme Court, or
(c)an order may be made in relation to the Bill under section 114.
(3)The Clerk may not submit a Bill in its unamended form for Royal Assent if—
(a)the Supreme Court has decided on a reference made in relation to the Bill under section 112 that the Bill or any provision of it would not be within the Assembly’s legislative competence, or
(b)a reference made in relation to the Bill under section 112 has been withdrawn following a request for withdrawal of the reference under section 113(2)(b).
(4)A Bill receives Royal Assent when Letters Patent under the Welsh Seal signed with Her Majesty’s own hand signifying Her Assent are notified to the Clerk.
(5)The date of Royal Assent is to be written on the Act of the Assembly by the Clerk, and forms part of the Act.
(6)The standing orders must include provision for notification by the Clerk to the Assembly of the date of Royal Assent to an Act of the Assembly.
(7)The validity of an Act of the Assembly is not affected by any failure to comply with provision made by or by virtue of subsection (4), (5) or (6).
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