2007 No. 848

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, WALES

The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2007

Made

Laid before the House of Commons

Coming into force

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 120(3), 157 and 158(1) of the Government of Wales Act 20061, and after consulting the National Assembly for Wales2, make the following Order:—

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Government of Wales Act 2006 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2007.

2

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Government of Wales Act 2006; and

  • “the NHS Act” means the National Health Service (Wales) Act 20063.

Designated receipts2

1

Receipts of any description specified in paragraph (2), so far as they are received by or on behalf of the persons or bodies specified in relation to these receipts, shall be designated receipts for the purposes of section 120(3) to (6) of the Act.

2

The specified descriptions of receipts are—

a

interest received by the Welsh Ministers or by the National Assembly for Wales Commission, other than interest on—

i

any loan made by the Welsh Minsters to an NHS Trust under paragraph 3 of schedule 4 to the NHS Act,

ii

outstanding sums issued in fulfilment of any guarantee given by the Welsh Ministers under paragraph 4 of schedule 4 to the NHS Act,

iii

any other payment made to an NHS Trust by the Welsh Ministers under paragraph 7 of schedule 4 to the NHS Act,

iv

sums received from or on behalf of any of the institutions of the European Union, and

v

any loan made under section 1 of the Welsh Development Agency Act 19754,

b

repayments to the Welsh Ministers of loans made by the former Housing for Wales5, and

c

repayments to the Welsh Ministers of the outstanding principal amounts under a loan made by the Secretary of State for Wales to Dyfed County Council on 21 December 1979 in the sum of £4 million to be applied towards the reconstruction of the Cleddau bridge.

Transitional Provisions3

Until the end of the initial period6 any reference to the Welsh Ministers or to the National Assembly for Wales Commission in this Order has effect as a reference to the National Assembly for Wales constituted by the Government of Wales Act 19987.

Claire WardFrank RoyTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies the receipts of the Welsh Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales Commission that are to be designated receipts. Under the Government of Wales Act 2006 the Welsh Ministers must pay to the Secretary of State sums equal to the amount of the designated receipts. Section 120(6) of the Act provides that sums required for the Welsh Ministers to make payments under this Order are charged on the Welsh Consolidated Fund.