Legislation (Wales) Act 2019

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 ACCESSIBILITY OF WELSH LAW

   1. 1. Duty to keep accessibility of Welsh law under review

   2. 2. Programme to improve accessibility of Welsh law

3. PART 2 INTERPRETATION AND OPERATION OF WELSH LEGISLATION

   1. Application and effect of Part

      1. 3. Legislation to which this Part applies

      2. 4. Effect of provisions in this Part

   2. Bilingual Welsh legislation

      1. 5. Equal status of Welsh and English language texts

   3. Meaning of words and expressions used in Welsh legislation

      1. 6. Definitions of words and expressions

      2. 7. Words in the singular include the plural and vice versa

      3. 8. Words denoting a gender are not limited to that gender

      4. 9. Variations of a word or expression due to grammar etc.

      5. 10. References to time of day

      6. 11. References to the Sovereign

      7. 12. Measurement of distance

   4. Laying documents before Senedd Cymru

      1. 12A. Meaning of references to laying documents before Senedd Cymru

   5. Service of documents by post or electronically

      1. 13. Service of documents by post or electronically

      2. 14. Day on which service is deemed to be effected

   6. Powers and duties

      1. 15. Continuity of powers and duties

      2. 16. Exercise of a power or duty that is not in force

      3. 17. Inclusion of sunset provisions and review provisions in subordinate legislation

      4. 18. Revoking, amending and re-enacting subordinate legislation

      5. 19. Amendment of subordinate legislation by an Act of Senedd Cymru

      6. 20. Varying and withdrawing directions

   7. References in Welsh legislation to legislation and other documents

      1. 21. References to portions of enactments, instruments and documents

      2. 22. Edition of Act of Senedd Cymru or Assembly Measure referred to

      3. 23. Edition of Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom referred to

      4. 24. References to direct EU legislation retained in domestic law after EU exit

      5. 25. References to enactments are to enactments as amended

      6. 25A. References to relevant separation agreement law

      7. 26. References to certain EU instruments

   8. Duplication of criminal offences

      1. 27. Duplicated offences

   9. Application to the Crown

      1. 28. Application of Welsh legislation to the Crown

   10. Coming into force of legislation

       1. 29. Time when Welsh legislation comes into force

       2. 30. Day on which an Act of Senedd Cymru comes into force

       3. 31. Orders and regulations bringing Acts of Senedd Cymru into force

   11. Amendment, repeal and revocation of legislation

       1. 32. Amendments made to or by Welsh legislation

       2. 33. Repeals and revocations do not revive law previously repealed, revoked or abolished

       3. 34. General savings in connection with repeals and revocations

       4. 35. Effect of re-enactment

       5. 36. Referring to an Act of Senedd Cymru or Welsh subordinate instrument after repeal or revocation

       6. 37. Interpretation of provisions about amendment, repeal and revocation in this Part

4. PART 2A PROCEDURE FOR MAKING WELSH SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

   1. Introduction

      1. 37A. Welsh statutory instruments

      2. 37B. Interpretation

   2. Senedd subordinate legislation procedures

      1. 37C. Senedd approval procedure

      2. 37D. Senedd confirmation procedure

      3. 37E. Senedd annulment procedure

      4. 37F. Other Welsh statutory instruments to be laid before Senedd Cymru

      5. 37G. Combining subordinate legislation subject to different Senedd procedures

   3. Existing powers to make subordinate legislation subject to parliamentary procedure

      1. 37H. Application of this Part in different circumstances

5. PART 2B PUBLICATION ETC. OF WELSH LEGISLATION

   1. Introduction

      1. 37I. The King’s Printer for Wales

   2. Preservation and publication of Acts of Senedd Cymru

      1. 37J. Numbering of Acts of Senedd Cymru

      2. 37K. Official prints and certified copies of Acts of Senedd Cymru

      3. 37L. Preservation of Acts of Senedd Cymru

      4. 37M. Publication of Acts of Senedd Cymru

   3. Preservation and publication of Welsh statutory instruments

      1. 37N. Official versions and certified copies of Welsh statutory instruments

      2. 37O. Preservation of Welsh statutory instruments

      3. 37P. Numbering and classification of Welsh statutory instruments

      4. 37Q. Publication of Welsh statutory instruments

      5. 37R. Publication of Welsh statutory instruments subject to Senedd confirmation procedure

      6. 37S. Proceedings for offence under unpublished Welsh statutory instrument: defence

      7. 37T. Draft Welsh statutory instruments

   4. Publication of Welsh legislation in up-to-date form

      1. 37U. Publication of effects of legislation

      2. 37V. Publication of Welsh legislation as amended

   5. Legislation record

      1. 37W. Record of Welsh legislation

      2. 37X. Evidential status of record

   6. King’s Printer for Wales: printing and selling

      1. 37Y. Printing and selling Welsh legislation and related documents

   7. Publication of subordinate legislation not made by Welsh statutory instrument

      1. 37Z. Welsh Ministers to publish subordinate legislation not made by statutory instrument

   8. General

      1. 37Z1. References to Welsh statutory instruments

      2. 37Z2. The King’s Printer for Wales: delegation of functions

6. PART 3 MISCELLANEOUS

   1. 38. Power to replace descriptions of dates and times in Welsh legislation

   2. 39. Power to make subordinate legislation in different forms

   3. 40. Combining subordinate legislation subject to different Senedd procedures

   4. 40A. Application of this Part in relation to the Welsh zone

7. PART 4 GENERAL

   1. 41. Consequential amendments and repeals

   2. 42. Power to make additional provision to give full effect to this Act

   3. 42A. Review of Parts 2A and 2B of this Act

   4. 43. Regulations made under this Act

   5. 44. Coming into force of this Act

   6. 45. Short title

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

   2. SCHEDULE 1A

      APPLICATION OF PART 2A TO PRE-COMMENCEMENT ENACTMENTS

      1. 1. Interpretation

      2. 2. Application of Schedule

      3. 3. Instruments that may not be made or may not come into force unless a draft is laid before and approved by resolution of Senedd Cymru

      4. 4. Instruments that may be made but must be confirmed by resolution of Senedd Cymru

      5. 5. Instruments that may be made but are subject to annulment by resolution of Senedd Cymru

      6. 6. Other instruments to be laid before Senedd Cymru

      7. 7. Power to make amendments consequential upon this Schedule

   3. SCHEDULE 1B

      APPLICATION OF PART 2A TO JOINT OR COMPOSITE LEGISLATION

      1. PART 1 INTERPRETATION

         1. 1. Interpretation

      2. PART 2 JOINT OR COMPOSITE INSTRUMENTS MADE UNDER PRE-COMMENCEMENT ENACTMENTS

         1. 2. Application of Part

         2. 3. Instruments that may not be made or may not come into force unless a draft is laid before and approved by resolution of Senedd Cymru

         3. 4. Instruments that may be made but must be confirmed by resolution of Senedd Cymru

         4. 5. Instruments that may be made but are subject to annulment by resolution of Senedd Cymru

         5. 6. Other instruments to be laid before Senedd Cymru

      3. PART 3 JOINT OR COMPOSITE INSTRUMENTS MADE UNDER POST-COMMENCEMENT ENACTMENTS

         1. 7. Application of Part

         2. 8. Application of Senedd approval procedure

         3. 9. Application of Senedd confirmation procedure

         4. 10. Application of Senedd annulment procedure

         5. 11. Application of requirement to lay statutory instrument before Senedd Cymru

      4. PART 4 MODIFIED SENEDD PROCEDURES FOR JOINT OR COMPOSITE INSTRUMENTS

         1. 12. Modified Senedd approval procedure

         2. 13. Modified Senedd confirmation procedure

         3. 14. Modified Senedd annulment procedure

         4. 15. Modified procedure for laying statutory instrument before Senedd Cymru

      5. PART 5 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

         1. 16. Power to make amendments consequential upon this Schedule

   4. SCHEDULE 1C

      APPLICATION OF PART 2A TO ORDERS IN COUNCIL

      1. PART 1 INTERPRETATION

         1. 1. Interpretation

      2. PART 2 ORDERS IN COUNCIL MADE UNDER PRE-COMMENCEMENT ENACTMENTS

         1. 2. Application of Part

         2. 3. Orders in Council that may not be made or may not come into force unless a draft is laid before and approved by resolution of Senedd Cymru

         3. 4. Orders in Council that may be made but are subject to annulment by resolution of Senedd Cymru

         4. 5. Other Orders in Council to be laid before Senedd Cymru

      3. PART 3 ORDERS IN COUNCIL MADE UNDER POST-COMMENCEMENT ENACTMENTS

         1. 6. Application of Part

         2. 7. Application of Senedd approval procedure

         3. 8. Application of Senedd annulment procedure

         4. 9. Application of requirement to lay statutory instrument before Senedd Cymru

      4. PART 4 MODIFIED SENEDD PROCEDURES FOR ORDERS IN COUNCIL

         1. 10. Modified Senedd approval procedure

         2. 11. Modified Senedd annulment procedure

         3. 12. Modified procedure for laying statutory instrument before Senedd Cymru

      5. PART 5 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

         1. 13. Power to make amendments consequential upon this Schedule

   5. SCHEDULE 2

      CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

      1. Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)

         1. 1. For section 23B of the Interpretation Act 1978 (application of...

      2. Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)

         1. 2. (1) The Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended as...

      3. Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 8)

         1. 3. (1) The Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 is amended as follows....