http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/38/section/156Government of Wales Act 1998An Act to establish and make provision about the National Assembly for Wales and the offices of Auditor General for Wales and Welsh Administration Ombudsman; to reform certain Welsh public bodies and abolish certain other Welsh public bodies; and for connected purposes.1998-07-31texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-27Expert Participation2026-04-01 Government of Wales Act 1998Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)Sch. 1 para. 5A 5BPolitical Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 3 para. 10(5) Part VII156. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 156 repealed by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), ss. 161, 163, Sch. 12 (with Sch. 11), the repealing provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) (which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007)) and s. 161(6) of the amending Act - see ss. 46, 161(1)(4)-(6) of the amending Act.