The Ancient Monuments Board for Wales (Abolition) Order 2006

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Ancient Monuments Board for Wales (Abolition) Order 2006.

(2) This Order comes into force on 1 April 2006.

(3) In this Order, “the Board” (“y Bwrdd”) means the Ancient Monuments Board for Wales.

Abolition of the Board

2.—(1) The Board is abolished.

(2) All property and rights to which the Board is entitled, and any liabilities to which the Board is subject, are transferred to the National Assembly.

Consequential amendments

3.—(1) The following provisions are repealed—

(a) sections 22 and 23 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979(1); and

(b) the entry relating to the Board in—

(i) Part II of Schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 1976(2);

(ii) Part I of Schedule 4 to the Government of Wales Act 1998; and

(iii) Part VI of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000(3).

(2) The entry relating to the Board in—

(a) Schedule 3 to the Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) Order 2001(4); and

(b) Part I of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No.2) Order 2002(5),

is revoked.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998

D. Elis-Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

18 January 2006