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Wales Act 2017

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Explanatory Notes

Explanatory Notes

Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.
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The Act is an enabling Act which changes the basis of the legislative competence of the Assembly, moving from a conferred powers model to a reserved powers model. The Act devolves additional executive powers to Welsh Ministers.
The Act also includes provisions which set out the constitutional relationship of the Assembly and Welsh Government within the United Kingdom’s constitutional arrangements. It does not amend this relationship.