Legislation (Wales) Act 2019

[F1 37Q Publication of Welsh statutory instruments E+W

(1) This section applies where the King’s Printer for Wales has received—

(a) a certified copy of a Welsh statutory instrument sent in accordance with section 37N(1), and

(b) the information referred to in section 37N(2) relating to the instrument.

(2) The King’s Printer for Wales must, as soon as practicable, publish the instrument in the form shown in the certified copy and, in doing so, incorporate the following matters—

(a) the series heading “WELSH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS”;

(b) the calendar year of the series of Welsh statutory instruments to which the instrument has been allocated in accordance with section 37P(1)(a), followed by “No.” and the number assigned to it in accordance with section 37P(1)(b) (for example, “2026 No. 1”);

(c) the subject heading or headings of the instrument affirmed under section 37P(2)(b);

(d) a statement showing the date on which the instrument was made;

(e) except in the case of an instrument that makes provision only in respect of when another enactment is to come into force, a statement showing the date or dates the instrument comes into force or describing how the instrument is to come into force.

(3) The King’s Printer for Wales must also publish, as soon as practicable after receiving it, any document related to a certified copy of a Welsh statutory instrument that the responsible authority asks the King’s Printer for Wales to publish.

(4) In this section, the requirement to publish means publishing online (but see also section 37Y in relation to the sale of printed copies).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2B inserted (1.1.2026) by Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 3), ss. 3, 9(4); S.I. 2025/1160, art. 2(b) (with art. 4)