Territorial extent and application
- Section 168 sets out the territorial extent of the sections in the Act. The extent of an Act can be different from its application. Application is about where an Act produces a practical effect. The commentary of many of the individual provisions of the Bill includes an explanation of their extent and application.
- The UK Parliament will not normally legislate for areas within the competence of the Senedd Cymru, the Scottish Parliament, or the Northern Ireland Assembly without the consent of the legislature concerned. In line with the Sewel Convention, the UK Government sought the legislative consent of all the Devolved Legislatures for the provisions that engage the Legislative Consent Motion process. The Devolved Legislatures for Wales and Scotland agreed legislative consent on the recommendation of their respective Devolved Administrations: the Senedd Cymru on 29 March 2022 and the Scottish Parliament on 24 March 2022. The Northern Ireland Assembly did not provide legislative consent.
- See the table in Annex A for a summary of the position regarding territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom. The table also summarises the position regarding legislative consent motions.
