Legislation (Wales) Act 2019

Application and effect of Part

3 Legislation to which this Part applies

(1) This Part applies to—

(a) this Act;

(b) Assembly Acts that receive Royal Assent on or after the day on which this Part comes fully into force;

(c) Welsh subordinate instruments that are made on or after that day.

(2) “Welsh subordinate instrument” means an instrument (whether or not that instrument is a statutory instrument) containing only one or both of the following—

(a) subordinate legislation that is made under an Assembly Act or an Assembly Measure, whether by the Welsh Ministers or by any other person;

(b) subordinate legislation that—

(i) is made under an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom or retained direct EU legislation,

(ii) is made only by the Welsh Ministers or any other devolved Welsh authority (within the meaning given by section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)), and

(iii) applies only in relation to Wales.

(3) References in the rest of this Part to an Assembly Act or a Welsh subordinate instrument are (unless otherwise provided) references to an Assembly Act or Welsh subordinate instrument to which this Part applies by virtue of subsection (1).

4 Effect of provisions in this Part

(1) Where this Part applies to an Assembly Act or a Welsh subordinate instrument, the provisions in this Part have effect in relation to the Act or instrument except so far as—

(a) express provision is made to the contrary, or

(b) the context requires otherwise.

(2) The exception in subsection (1) does not apply to section 5 (equal status of texts of bilingual legislation).

(3) Paragraph (b) of that exception does not apply to—

(a) section 10 (references to time of day);

(b) section 28 (application of Welsh legislation to the Crown);

(c) section 33 (repeals and revocations do not revive law previously repealed, revoked or abolished).