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17A.Exception from disqualification by virtue of being an MP: recently elected members
17B.Exception from disqualification by virtue of being an MP: general election of Members of the Senedd within 372 days
17C.Exception from disqualification by virtue of being a member of the House of Lords
17D.Exception from disqualification by virtue of being a councillor: recently elected members
17E.Exception from disqualification by virtue of being a councillor: ordinary election of councillors within 372 days
17F.Exception from disqualification by virtue of being a councillor: general election of Members of the Senedd within 372 days
SCHEDULES
Alteration of Senedd electoral regions
Functions of Ministers of Crown etc exercisable concurrently or jointly with Welsh Ministers
Transfers of ministerial property, rights and liabilities
Referendums on commencement of Senedd Act provisions
(1) An Order in Council under section 103(1) must specify...
An Order in Council under section 103(1) must determine the...
An Order in Council under section 103(1) may make provision...
An Order in Council under section 103(1) may authorise or...
(1) This paragraph applies in relation to a referendum held...
Section 126 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act...
An Order in Council under section 103(1) must include provision...
An Order in Council under section 103(1) must include provision...
(1) No court may entertain any proceedings for questioning the...
An Order in Council under section 103(1) may include provision...
13.A Section applies to any matter described or referred to...
14.Any exceptions or interpretation provisions in a Section relate only...
Head A—Financial and Economic Matters
A1 Fiscal, economic and monetary policy
15.Fiscal, economic and monetary policy, including the issue and circulation...
Exceptions Devolved taxes, including their collection and management. Local taxes...
21.(B) Elections for membership of the Senedd and local government elections in Wales
22.The subject-matter of section 37ZA(2) of the Representation of the...
23.The combination of— (a) polls at elections or referendums that...
24.Any digital service provided by a Minister of the Crown...
25.The subject-matter of the following provisions of the Political Parties,...
Interpretation “ "Existing elections Acts” ” means— the Representation of...
B4 Interception of communications, communications data and surveillance
37.Covert surveillance by persons exercising public functions.
Interpretation “ "Covert surveillance” ” includes the use of covert...
B5 Crime, public order and policing
Exception Powers of entry, search and seizure relating to the...
Interpretation “ "Knives” ” includes— knife blades and razor blades;...
B14 Misuse of and dealing in drugs or psychoactive substances
54.Misuse of and dealing in drugs or psychoactive substances.
Interpretation “ "Psychoactive substances” ” has the meaning given in...
B18 Betting, gaming and lotteries
Exception In the case of a betting premises licence under...
B22 Charities and fund-raising
64.Raising funds for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes.
Interpretation “ "Funds” ” includes property other than money.
C1 Business associations and business names
65.The creation, operation, regulation and dissolution of types of business...
66.The regulation of the name under which an individual or...
Exception The creation, operation, regulation and dissolution of particular public...
Interpretation “ "Business association” ” means any entity, whether or...
Interpretation “ "Business association” ” has the same meaning as...
Exception Plant varieties and seeds.
Exceptions Prohibition and regulation of movement into and out of...
Interpretation “ "Food” ” has the same meaning as it...
73.Safety of, and liability for, services supplied to consumers.
74.The regulation of— (a) estate agents, (b) timeshares, and
75.The regulation of— (a) unsolicited goods and services, and
76.The subject-matter of Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002...
Exceptions Food, food products and food contact materials. Agricultural and...
Interpretation “ "Food” ” has the same meaning as in...
C7 Product standards, safety and liability
77.The subject matter of all technical standards and requirements in...
78.The national accreditation body and the accreditation of bodies that...
Exceptions Food, food products and food contact materials. Agricultural and...
Interpretation “ "Food” ” has the same meaning as in...
86.Postal services, post offices, the original holding company and any...
Exception Financial assistance for the provision of services (other than...
Interpretation “ "The original holding company” ” and “ "Post...
C11 United Kingdom Research and Innovation and Research Councils
C14 Assistance in connection with exports of goods and services etc
92.Appointment and regulation of a water or sewerage undertaker whose...
93.Licensing and regulation of a water supply or sewerage licensee....
Exceptions Regulation of a water supply licensee in relation to...
Interpretation “ "Sewerage licensee” ” and “ "water supply licensee”...
97.Oil and gas, including— (a) the ownership of, exploration for...
Exceptions The granting and regulation of licences to search and...
Interpretation “ "Petroleum” ” means petroleum within the meaning given...
98.Coal, including— (a) the ownership and exploitation of coal,
Exception Land restoration.
101.Production, distribution and supply of heat and cooling.
Exceptions Heat and cooling networks, but not the regulation of...
Interpretation “ "Heat and cooling network” ” means a system...
Exception The encouragement of energy efficiency otherwise than by prohibition...
103.Road freight transport services in the United Kingdom (including goods...
104.Regulation of the construction and equipment of motor vehicles and...
106.Driver licensing (including training, testing and certification).
109.Traffic regulation on special roads, other than regulation relating to...
111.The application of traffic signs or pedestrian crossings to vehicles...
112.International road transport services for passengers or goods.
114.Documents relating to vehicles and drivers for the purposes of...
Exceptions The subject-matter of Part 6 of the Traffic Management...
Interpretation “ "Second Severn crossing” ” means the bridge referred...
Exception Financial assistance so far as relating to railway services;...
Interpretation “ "Railway services” ” has the meaning given by...
E3 Marine and waterway transport etc
120.Shipping and technical and safety standards of vessels that are...
Exceptions The reference to navigational rights and freedoms does not...
Interpretation “ "Devolved pilotage” ” means pilotage that — relates...
Exceptions Financial assistance to providers or proposed providers of air...
Exception Regulation of transport security relating to the carriage of...
127.Technical specifications for public passenger transport for disabled persons, including...
128.Technical specifications for fuel or other energy sources or processes...
129.Carriage of dangerous goods (including transport of radioactive material).
Interpretation “ "Radioactive material” ” means any material having a...
Head F—Social Security, Child Support, Pensions and Compensation
131.Requiring persons— (a) to establish and administer, or make payments...
Exceptions The provision by a local authority of financial assistance...
Interpretation “ "Social security schemes” ” means schemes providing financial...
F3 Occupational and Personal Pensions
Exception Occupational and personal pension schemes for or in respect...
Interpretation “ "Local authority” ” includes a fire and rescue...
135.Compensation for or in respect of public sector workers in...
136.Regulation of amounts payable, or paid, to or in respect...
Exception Schemes for the payment of compensation, and regulation of...
Interpretation “ "Compensation” ” includes pensions, grants, allowances, supplements and...
F5 Armed forces compensation etc
137.Compensation for or in respect of members of the naval,...
138.Regulation of amounts payable, or paid, to or in respect...
139.The subject-matter of any scheme under the Personal Injuries (Emergency...
Interpretation “ "Compensation” ” includes pensions, grants, allowances, supplements and...
G1 Architects, auditors, health professionals and veterinary surgeons
Exceptions Regulation of the social care profession. Regulation of the...
Interpretation “ "Health professions” ” means— the professions regulated by...
H1 Employment and industrial relations
141.Employment rights and duties and industrial relations, including the subject-matter...
Exception The subject-matter of the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014....
143.Arrangements for assisting persons to select, train for, obtain and...
Exceptions Education. Vocational, social and physical training. Careers services.
Interpretation “ "Employment” ” includes— work on a person's own...
Head J—Health, Safety and Medicines
J4 Medicines, medical supplies, biological substances etc
147.Medicinal products, including manufacture, authorisations for use and regulation of...
149.Standards for, and testing of, biological substances (that is, substances...
150.Veterinary medicinal products, including manufacture, authorisations for use and regulation...
152.Animal feeding stuffs, in relation to— (a) the incorporation in...
Interpretation “ "Medical supplies” ” has the same meaning as...
155.The subject-matter of Part 1 of the Health and Safety...
156.The Health and Safety Executive and the Employment Medical Advisory...
Interpretation For the purposes of the reservation of the subject-matter...
Head K—Media, Culture and Sport
L1 The legal profession, legal services and claims management services
171.Public access to information held by a public authority.
Exception Public access to information held by— the Senedd ,...
Interpretation ““Public authority”” and ““held by a public authority””— in...
L10 Compensation for persons affected by crime and miscarriages of justice
Section L11 Prisons and offender management
175.(1) Prisons and other institutions for the detention of persons...
Exceptions Accommodation provided by or on behalf of a local...
Interpretation The reference to conviction in sub-paragraph (2) includes a...
L12 Family relationships and children
177.Parenthood, parental responsibility, child arrangements and adoption.
179.Civil remedies in respect of domestic violence, domestic abuse and...
Exceptions Services and facilities relating to adoption, adoption agencies and...
Interpretation “ "Child arrangements” ” includes the subject-matter of Part...
Head M—Land and Agricultural Assets
182.Registration of— (a) estates, interests and charges in or over...
Exception Fees for the registration of local land charges.
184.Planning (including the subject-matter of Parts 2 to 8 of...
185.Compensation in respect of— (a) the interference with rights in...
186.The regulation of— (a) the design and construction of buildings,...
Interpretation “ "Devolved associated line” ” means an overhead line...
Exceptions The encouragement (other than by prohibition or regulation) of...
Interpretation “ "Board” ” includes any other equivalent management body....
190.Timescales, time zones, the subject-matter of the Summer Time Act...
Exception The computation of periods of time.
Interpretation “ "Antarctica” ” has the meaning given in section...
193.Activities for the purposes of deep sea bed mining operations....
Interpretation “ "Deep sea bed mining operations” ” has the...
Minor and consequential amendments
Laying of Documents before Parliament (Interpretation) Act 1948 (c. 59)
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)
22.The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is amended as...
23.In section 12(9) (duration of copyright in literary, dramatic, musical...
24.In section 49 (public records), for “the Government of Wales...
25.In section 153(2) (qualification for copyright protection), for “166B” substitute...
27.(1) Section 164 (copyright in Acts and Measures) is amended...
28.After section 166B insert— Copyright in proposed Measures of the...
29.(1) Section 178 (minor definitions) is amended as follows.
30.In section 179 (index of defined expressions), in column 2...
31.(1) Section 263(1) (Part 3: minor definitions) is amended as...
32.In paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 2 (public records), for “the...
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9)
Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
41.The Government of Wales Act 1998 is amended as follows....
42.(1) Section 28 (reform of other Welsh public bodies) is...
43.(1) Section 104 (Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and...
44.(1) Section 105 (Forestry Commissioners) is amended as follows.
46.(1) Section 145 (examinations by Auditor General into discharge of...
47.In section 145A(5) (studies by Auditor General into discharge of...
48.(1) Section 145C (studies by Auditor General into discharge of...
49.In section 146(4) (power of Secretary of State by order...
50.(1) Section 146A (transfer etc. of supervisory functions from the...
52.In section 151(2) (power to make consequential amendments), for “22”...
53.(1) Section 154 (orders and directions) is amended as follows....
55.(1) Schedule 7 (Forestry Commissioners) is amended as follows.
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10)
67.The Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 is amended as...
68.In section 7(3)(b) (relevant action: Welsh health service bodies), for...
69.In section 8(2) (exclusion from investigation for matters not relating...
70.In section 9(1)(b) (exclusion from investigation of matters: right of...
71.(1) Section 10 (other excluded matters) is amended as follows....
72.In section 12 (decisions not to investigate etc.), omit subsection...
73.(1) Section 16 (reports of investigations) is amended as follows....
74.In section 21 (reports: alternative procedure), omit subsection (11).
75.In section 23 (special reports: supplementary), omit subsection (6).
76.(1) Section 24 (special reports relating to the Assembly )...
77.(1) Section 25 (consultation and co-operation with other ombudsmen) is...
78.(1) Section 28 (listed authorities) is amended as follows.
79.(1) Section 29 (restrictions on power to amend Schedule 3)...
80.(1) Section 30 (provisions in orders adding persons to Schedule...
81.In section 40 (commencement), for “ Assembly ” substitute “...
83.(1) Section 42 (former health care providers and social landlords)...
84.(1) Section 43 (consequential and transitional provision) is amended as...
85.(1) Section 44 (orders, regulations and directions) is amended as...
86.(1) Schedule 1 (Public Service Ombudsman for Wales: appointment etc.)...
87.In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 (excluded matters), for “...
88.In Schedule 3 (listed authorities), under the heading “Government of...
90.In section 1(2) (“Ministers” who may cause inquiries to be...
91.(1) Section 27 (United Kingdom inquiries) is amended as follows....
92.In section 28(4) (Scottish inquiries), for “National Assembly for Wales”...
94.In section 30(5) (Northern Ireland inquiries), for “National Assembly for...
96.In section 43(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “the relevant...
97.In section 51(2) (commencement), for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute...
2007 election to be election to Assembly constituted by this Act
Electoral region vacancies before first general election etc.
Publication of information about remuneration of Assembly members
Promotion of awareness of election system and devolved government
Exercise of functions before appointment of first First Minister
Saving for existing instruments conferring or imposing functions
Functions conferred or imposed by pre-commencement enactment: Parliamentary and Assembly procedure
Transfers of Assembly functions: laying of reports and statements
Transfers of Assembly functions: property, rights and liabilities
63A.The function of the Assembly constituted by the Government of...
63B.The function of the Assembly constituted by the Government of...
64A.The members of staff employed by the Auditor General immediately...
64B.The person appointed as the auditor of the accounts for...
64C.Paragraph 15 of Schedule 8 (audit of accounts) applies to...
64D.The reference in section 143(1) (Audit Committee reports) to any...
64E.(1) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 100 of the Government...
64F.Any sums required by the Assembly constituted by the Government...
64G.Any sums required by the Assembly constituted by the Government...
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