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

(introduced by section 8)

SCHEDULE 3 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36)

1 In the Statutory Instruments Act 1946—

(a) in section 1, omit subsection (1A);

(b) omit section 11A.

Laying of Documents before Parliament (Interpretation) Act 1948 (c. 59)

2 In the Laying of Documents before Parliament (Interpretation) Act 1948, in section 1(1A), after “any enactment” insert “to which Part 2 of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4) does not apply”.

Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 (c. 47)

3 In section 2 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958, after subsection (12) (publication in the Gazette of orders approving certain agricultural marketing schemes) insert—

“(12A) Subsection (12) does not apply to the Welsh Ministers.”

Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)

4 In section 23C, after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) In section 14(b), the reference to a statutory instrument includes a Welsh statutory instrument.”

Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)

5 The Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended as follows.

6 In section 115—

(a) omit subsections (5A) to (5E);

(b) in subsection (5F), omit “official prints and”.

7 In Schedule 10, omit paragraphs 1 to 3 and the italic heading before them.

Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1)

8 In the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011, in section 123(8), for “statutory instrument to which the Statutory Instruments 1946 applies as if the instrument contained rules made by the Welsh Ministers” substitute “Welsh statutory instrument”.

Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4)

9 The Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 is amended as follows.

10 In section 3(2), before “statutory instrument” insert “Welsh statutory instrument or”.

11 In section 22(2)—

(a) after “certified copy” insert “of the official print”;

(b) for “Queen’s Printer” substitute “King’s Printer for Wales”;

(c) for “Her Majesty’s” substitute “His Majesty’s”.

12 In section 23(2)—

(a) for “Queen’s Printer” substitute “King’s Printer of Acts of Parliament”;

(b) for “Her Majesty’s” substitute “His Majesty’s”.

13 In section 39—

(a) in subsection (1), before “statutory instrument”, in both places, insert “Welsh”;

(b) in subsection (2), before “statutory instrument” insert “Welsh”.

14 Omit section 40.

15 For section 43 substitute—

“43 Regulations made under this Act

(1) A power to make regulations under this Act—

(a) is exercisable by Welsh statutory instrument;

(b) includes power to make different provision for different purposes.

(2) Regulations made under the following provisions are subject to the Senedd approval procedure—

(a) section 6(2);

(b) section 37F(2)(c);

(c) section 42(1), where the regulations amend, repeal or otherwise modify any provision in an Act of Senedd Cymru, an Assembly Measure or an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom;

(d) paragraph 6(3)(c) of Schedule 1A.

(3) Regulations made under the following provisions are subject to the Senedd annulment procedure—

(a) section 42(1), unless subsection (2)(c) of this section applies;

(b) paragraph 7 of Schedule 1A;

(c) paragraph 16 of Schedule 1B;

(d) paragraph 13 of Schedule 1C.”

Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1)

16 In Schedule 1 to the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020, in paragraph 5, omit sub-paragraphs (5) and (6).

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28)

17 In Schedule 2 to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023, in paragraph 9, omit sub-paragraph (5).