Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025

PART 4 GENERAL

5 Post-legislative scrutiny

After section 42 of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4), insert—

“42A Review of Parts 2A and 2B of this Act

(1) The Counsel General must review the operation and effect of Parts 2A and 2B.

(2) The review must be carried out during the period—

(a) beginning two years after the day on which those Parts come into force, and

(b) ending no later than three years after that day.

(3) As part of the review the Counsel General must consult the Presiding Officer and the Clerk of the Senedd, and any other person the Counsel General considers appropriate.

(4) The next annual report prepared by the Counsel General under section 2(7) after the review has been completed must contain—

(a) information about the matters considered as part of the review, and

(b) the Counsel General’s conclusions.”

6 Activities to improve accessibility of Welsh law

After paragraph (d) of section 2(3) of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4), insert—

“(e) resolve any ambiguities, and correct any errors, in Welsh law.”

7 Minor amendments to the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019

Schedule 2 contains minor amendments to the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4).

8 Consequential amendments

Schedule 3 contains amendments consequential upon this Act.

9 Coming into force

(1) This section and section 10 come into force on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent.

(2) The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—

(a) section 2, except that the references to a “Welsh statutory instrument” in the text inserted by subsections (1) and (2) are to be read as a “statutory instrument” until Part 2A of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 comes into force;

(b) section 4;

(c) section 7;

(d) Schedule 1;

(e) Schedule 2.

(3) But if paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 8 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) (amendment to section 1(1) of the Planning and Energy Act 2008 (c. 21)) is not in force at the end of the period mentioned in subsection (2), paragraph 22(2)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 comes into force when paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 8 to that Act comes into force.

(4) The other provisions of this Act come into force on a day (or days) appointed by the Welsh Ministers in an order made by statutory instrument.

(5) An order under subsection (4) may include transitional or saving provision.

10 Short title

This Act may be referred to as—

(a) the Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025, or

(b) Deddf Deddfwriaeth (Gweithdrefn, Cyhoeddi a Diddymiadau) (Cymru) 2025.