Government of Wales Act 1998

25 Power to make specific transfers etc

(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision for the transfer to the Assembly of—

(a) any specified property, rights or liabilities, or

(b) property, rights or liabilities of any specified description,

to which a Minister of the Crown is entitled or subject.

(2) An order under subsection (1) may provide for the transfer of any property, rights or liabilities to have effect subject to exceptions or reservations specified in or determined under the order.

(3) An order under subsection (1) may provide—

(a) for the creation in favour of a Minister of the Crown of interests in, or rights over, property transferred to the Assembly,

(b) for the creation in favour of the Assembly of interests in, or rights over, property retained by a Minister of the Crown, or

(c) for the creation of new rights and liabilities between the Assembly and a Minister of the Crown.

(4) The Secretary of State may by order make provision for the continuation by or in relation to the Assembly of—

(a) any specified thing, or

(b) anything of a specified description,

commenced by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown.

(5) The Secretary of State may by order make provision for—

(a) any specified thing, or

(b) anything of a specified description,

done by a Minister of the Crown to have effect as if done by the Assembly.

(6) The Secretary of State may by order make provision for the substitution of the Assembly for any Minister of the Crown in—

(a) any specified instrument, contract or legal proceedings, or

(b) any instrument, contract or legal proceedings of a specified description.

(7) An order under this section may be made in consequence of the making of an Order in Council under section 22 or in any other circumstances in which the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to make such an order.

(8) An order under this section may contain any appropriate consequential, incidental, supplementary or transitional provisions or savings.