http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/38/section/41AGovernment 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 II41A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 41A repealed by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), ss. 161, 163, Sch. 12 (with Sch. 11), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election"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.S. 41A inserted (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), ss. 66, 73, Sch. 2 para. 43; S.I 2005/558, art. 2, {Sch. 1} (subject to Sch. 2)Part II (ss. 21-45) in force at 1.12.1998 by S.I. 1998/2789, art. 2