Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023

PART 4 FINAL PROVISIONS

46 General interpretation

In this Act—

• “financial year” (“blwyddyn ariannol”) means—

  (a)

  in relation to a public body other than a Local Health Board or NHS trust, the period of 12 months ending with 31 March;

  (b)

  in relation to a Local Health Board, an accounting year within the meaning given by the order made under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42) establishing the Board;

  (c)

  in relation to an NHS trust, an accounting year within the meaning given by the order made under section 18 of that Act establishing the trust;

• “the Senedd” (“y Senedd”) means Senedd Cymru;

• “SPC” (“CPG“) means the Social Partnership Council established by section 1;

• “trade union”(“undeb llafur”) has the meaning given by section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52) (and “recognised” (“cydnabyddedig”) in relation to a trade union has the meaning given by section 178(3) of that Act);

• “the WFGA 2015” (“DLlCD 2015”) means the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2).

47 Minor amendment of the WFGA 2015

In section 9(6) of the WFGA 2015 (publication of public body’s revised well-being objectives), for “(3) or (4)” substitute “(4) or (5)”.

48 Coming into force

(1) This Act comes into force on such day as the Welsh Ministers may by order appoint; except for this section, which comes into force on the day after the day this Act receives Royal Assent.

(2) An order under subsection (1) may appoint different days for different purposes.

(3) The power of the Welsh Ministers to make an order under subsection (1) is exercisable by statutory instrument.

49 Short title

The short title of this Act is the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023.