Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 U.K. Assembly Measures

Part 2 U.K. [F1 EXCEPTIONS TO MATTERS AND GENERAL RESTRICTIONS]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 5 Pt. 2: heading substituted (19.11.2009) by The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Exceptions to Matters) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3006), art. 2(8)

Criminal offences U.K.

2 (1) A provision of an Assembly Measure cannot create, or confer power by subordinate legislation to create, any criminal offence punishable— U.K.

(a) on summary conviction, with imprisonment for a period exceeding the prescribed term or with a fine exceeding the amount specified as level 5 on the standard scale, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, with a period of imprisonment exceeding two years.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “the prescribed term” means—

(a) where the offence is a summary offence, 51 weeks, and

(b) where the offence is triable either way, twelve months.