Chapter 3 - General
Section 64 – Power to make consequential, transitional etc. provision
181.This section enables the Welsh Ministers to make regulations to provide for incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional or saving provisions in the circumstances described in subsection (1).
182.Regulations under subsection (1) may amend, modify, repeal, or revoke any enactment, (including any provision of the Act). Regulations made under this power are subject to the affirmative procedure in the Senedd if they amend, modify or repeal primary legislation (as defined in section 65(6)); otherwise, they are subject to the negative procedure.
Section 65 - Regulations under this Act
183.This section provides that each power in the Act to make regulations is exercisable by statutory instrument.
184.Subsection (2) provides that a power to make regulations under this Act includes power to make different provisions for different purposes or areas, and to make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional or saving provisions including provision that amends, modifies, repeals or revokes any enactment (including any provision of the Act) for regulations that fall within subsection (2)(b).
185.Subsection (4) provides that a statutory instrument containing regulations made under the listed provisions of the Act is to be made under the affirmative procedure (i.e. a draft of the instrument must be laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru).
186.Subsection (5) provides that statutory instruments containing regulations made under any other power in the Act are subject to the negative procedure.
Section 66 – Interpretation
187.This section provides definitions and explains the meaning of terms used in the Act.
188.These terms include: “night”, “overnight stay in visitor accommodation”, “partnership”, “principal council”, “provide”, “return”, “vessel”, “visitor accommodation”, “visitor accommodation provider” and “WRA”.
189.Subsection (2) defines the “managing members of an unincorporated body”.
190.Subsection (3) provides that where the Act imposes a duty on a principal council to publish a decision, report or other document other than a notice, it must be published on a principal council’s website, and in such other manner it considers appropriate, and made available for inspection (without charge) at its offices for at least 12 months after first publication.
Section 67 – Coming into force
191.This section makes provision about when the provisions of the Act will come into force.
192.Subsection (1) provides that Parts 1, 3 (including Part 2 of Schedule 2) and 4 (subject to subsection (2)) will come into force on the day after the day the Act receives Royal Assent.
193.Subsection (2) provides that Part 2 (including Part 1 of Schedule 2) and Chapter 1 of Part 4 as it applies in relation to the register under Part 2, will come into force on a day appointed by the Welsh Ministers in an order made by statutory instrument. Subsection (3) enables such an order to make transitional, transitory or saving provision and different provision for different areas (as well as for different purposes).
Section 68 – Short title
194.Section 68 sets out the short title of the Act, by which it may be known and referred to. Either the Welsh or the English language title of the Act may be used, including as a citation in other enactments.
