SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Further amendments of devolution legislation and reporting requirement

Part 3Other amendments of devolution legislation

Government of Wales Act 2006

I2227

The Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended as follows.

I528

In section 3 (ordinary general elections), in subsection (1A), omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it.

I1129

In section 13(5) (power of the Welsh Ministers to make provision about elections etc.)—

a

omit paragraph (c) but not the “and” at the end of it, and

b

in paragraph (d) omit “, European Parliamentary elections”.

I1530

1

Section 13A (power of the Secretary of State to make provision about the combination of polls) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2)—

a

insert “ and ” at the end of paragraph (a), and

b

omit paragraph (c) and the “and” before it.

3

In subsection (3), omit paragraph (b) and the “and” before it.

I231

In section 16(3) (disqualification from being Assembly member) omit “(other than the United Kingdom)”.

I1632

1

Section 21 (limit on salaries of Assembly members) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

insert “ or ” at the end of paragraph (za), and

b

omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it.

3

In subsection (2)(b), for “(1)(za), (a), or (b)” substitute “ (1)(za) or (a) ”.

I1833

In section 58A (executive ministerial functions), in subsection (4)(d), for “obligations under EU law” substitute “ retained EU obligations ”.

I434

Omit section 58B (implementation of EU law: general).

I2035

1

Section 59 (implementation of EU law: designation of Welsh Ministers etc.) is amended as follows.

2

For the heading substitute “ Fees and charges in relation to international law ”.

3

Omit subsections (1) to (4).

4

In subsection (5), for “in pursuance of an EU obligation etc” substitute “ in pursuance of an international obligation ”.

I936

In the heading before section 80 (EU law, human rights and international obligations etc.), before “EU” insert “ Retained ”.

I1737

1

Section 80 (EU law) is amended as follows.

2

In the heading, before “EU” insert “ Retained ”.

3

In subsection (1), for “An EU obligation” substitute “ A retained EU obligation ”.

4

In subsection (2), for “an EU obligation” substitute “ a retained EU obligation ”.

5

In subsection (3)—

a

for “an EU obligation” substitute “ a retained EU obligation ”, and

b

for “the EU obligation” substitute “ the retained EU obligation ”.

6

In subsection (7)—

a

for “an EU obligation” substitute “ a retained EU obligation ”, and

b

for “the EU obligation” substitute “ the retained EU obligation ”.

F17

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I1438

In section 111 (proceedings on Bills)—

a

in subsection (6), omit paragraph (b) but not the “or” at the end of it, and

b

in subsection (7)(a), omit “, (b)”.

I1939

Omit section 113 (ECJ references).

I840

In section 115 (Royal Assent), in subsection (3), omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it.

I341

1

Section 116E (Welsh taxpayers) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4)—

a

insert “ or ” at the end of paragraph (a), and

b

omit paragraph (b) and the “or” at the end of it.

3

In subsection (6), for “any of paragraphs (a) to (c)” substitute “ paragraph (a) or (c) ”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I3

Sch. 3 para. 41 in force at 31.12.2020 with effect in relation to the tax year 2020-21 and subsequent tax years in accordance with reg. 15 of the commencing S.I. by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

I1342

In section 116F (Welsh taxpayers: Scottish parliamentarians), in subsection (2)(a), for “any of paragraphs (a) to (c)” substitute “ paragraph (a) or (c) ”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I13

Sch. 3 para. 42 in force at 31.12.2020 with effect in relation to the tax year 2020-21 and subsequent tax years in accordance with reg. 15 of the commencing S.I. by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with reg. 10)

F243

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I2144

In section 158(1) (interpretation)—

a

omit the definition of “EU law”, and

b

in the definition of “international obligations” omit “EU law or”.

I2345

In section 159 (index of defined expressions), omit the entry for EU law.

I1046

In Schedule 3 (transfer etc. of functions: further provisions), omit paragraph 5 and the heading before it (EU obligations).

I747

In Part 2 of Schedule 7A (specific reservations), in section C7 (product standards, safety and liability), for paragraph 77 substitute—

77

The subject matter of all technical standards and requirements in relation to products that had effect immediately before exit day in pursuance of an obligation under EU law.

I148

In paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 7B (protected enactments), in the table—

I12a

omit the entry for the European Communities Act 1972, and

b

after the entry for the Energy Act 2008 insert—

The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

The whole Act.

I649

In Schedule 11 (transitional provisions), omit paragraph 35A and the heading before it (instrument containing provisions under transferred power and provision under power in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972: Assembly procedure).