(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends provisions of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) relating to the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales.
The National Assembly for Wales may make laws known as Measures in relation to the matters set out in Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the 2006 Act, subject to general limitations on the exercise its legislative competence which apply by virtue of section 94 of, and Schedule 5 to, that Act. Article 2 of this Order amends section 94 of the 2006 Act and Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 5 to that Act to make provision for exceptions that apply generally to matters in Part 1 of Schedule 5. The new generally applicable exceptions (inserted into Part 2 of Schedule 5 by this Order) replace the tables of exceptions in Part 1 of Schedule 5 in which exceptions are fixed to particular matters. It also makes consequential amendments to Part 3 of Schedule 5 and other provisions of the 2006 Act.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.