The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Budget Motions and Designated Bodies) Order 2017

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 946 (W. 235)

Constitutional Law

The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Budget Motions and Designated Bodies) Order 2017

Made

26 September 2017

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

28 September 2017

Coming into force

11 December 2017

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 126A(2) and (3) of the Government of Wales Act 2006(1).

In accordance with section 126A(6) of that Act the Welsh Ministers have consulted, where they think it appropriate, the Treasury.

Title and commencement

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Government of Wales Act 2006 (Budget Motions and Designated Bodies) Order 2017.

(2) This Order comes into force on 11 December 2017.

Designations

2.  A body which is listed in the Schedule to this Order is a designated body for the purposes of section 126A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 in relation to the Welsh Ministers(2).

Mark Drakeford

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers

26 September 2017

Article 2

SCHEDULE Designated Bodies

• DCFW Limited

• Innovation Point Limited

• Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited

• Public Health Wales National Health Service Trust(3)

• Sector Development Wales Partnership Limited

• Velindre National Health Service Trust(4)

• Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust(5)

• WGC Holdco Limited

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the second Order designating specified bodies in relation to the Welsh Ministers for the purpose of including within a Budget motion the resources expected to be used by those bodies.

Other specified bodies have previously been designated by the Government of Wales Act 2006 (Budget Motions and Designated Bodies) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1096 (W. 260)).

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.

(1)

2006 c. 32. Section 126A was added by section 44(2) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25).

(2)

By virtue of section 124(3) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 the Welsh Ministers are a “relevant person” for the purposes of section 126A of that Act.

(3)

Established by S.I. 2009/2058 (W. 177), article 2.

(4)

Established by S.I. 1993/2838, article 2.

(5)

Established by S.I. 1998/678, article 2.