The Historic Buildings Council for Wales (Abolition) Order 2006

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 63 (W.12)

PUBLIC BODIES, WALES

The Historic Buildings Council for Wales (Abolition) Order 2006

Made

18 January 2006

Coming into force

1 April 2006

WHEREAS section 28(1)(d) of, and Part I of Schedule 4 to, the Government of Wales Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”)(1) enables the National Assembly for Wales (“the National Assembly”) to transfer to itself the statutory functions of the Historic Buildings Council for Wales (“the Council”) constituted under section 3 of the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 (“the 1953 Act”)(2)

AND WHEREAS the National Assembly considers that the statutory functions of the Council under the 1953 Act either require advice to be given to the National Assembly itself (and, accordingly, fall within section 28(2)(a) of the 1998 Act and are to be abolished) or require the Council to be consulted by others (and, accordingly, are to be transferred to the National Assembly)

NOW THEREFORE the National Assembly, in exercise of its powers under section 28 of, and Part I of Schedule 4 to, the 1998 Act makes the following Order:

(1)

1998 c. 38.

(2)

1953 c. 49.