Legislation (Wales) Act 2019
| Act of the National Assembly for Wales | |
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| Long title | An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to promote the accessibility of Welsh law; to provide for the interpretation and operation of Welsh legislation; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2019 anaw 4 |
| Introduced by | Jeremy Miles |
| Territorial extent | Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 April 2015 |
| Commencement | 10 September 2019 (parts 1,3,4), 1 January 2020 (part 2) |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | The Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations 2020 |
| Relates to | The Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4) (Welsh: Deddf Deddfwriaeth (Cymru) 2019) is an Act of the National Assembly for Wales that was given royal assent on 29 April 2015; it came into force in April 2016.[1] It set out four accessibility goals: a) readily available to members of the public in Welsh and English; b) published in an up-to-date form in both languages (showing whether enactments are in force and incorporating any amendments made to them); c) clearly and logically organised (both within and between enactments); d) easy to understand and certain in its effect. [2]
Application
[edit]Some provisions within the Act immediately commenced after the legislation received royal assent. Part 2 of the law Act commenced after the passage of The Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 on 1 January 2020.[3]
The Act places duties upon the following bodies operating within Wales:
Parts
[edit]The Act has five main parts and is supported by four schedules:[4]
- Part 1: Introduction
- Part 2: Improving well-being
- Part 3: Miscellaneous
- Part 4: General
Part 1 Accessibility of Welsh Law
[edit]This part of the Act establishes duties for Welsh ministers to improve accessibility of Welsh law.
Part 2 Interpretation and operation of Welsh Legislation
[edit]This part of the Act sets out different rules to interpret specific words and phrases in legislation.
Part 3 Miscellaneous
[edit]This part of the Act sets out provisions to interpret times in legislation, making subordinate legislation by statutory instrument and combining legislation made under different procedure: the UK parliament and the EU Parliament.
Part 4 General
[edit]This part of the Act sets out procedures for commencement of different provisions of the legislation.
Schedule 1
[edit]Definitions of wrds and expressions
Schedule 2
[edit]Consequential amendments and repeals
See also
[edit]- Welsh statutory instrument
- Act of Senedd Cymru
- Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
References
[edit]- ^ "Well-being, Wales". The Gazette Official Public Record. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "The future of Welsh law: A programme for 2021 to 2026 - annual report 2022 to 2023 - Annex". 2 November 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament. The Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 as made, from legislation.gov.uk.
- ^ "Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 31 May 2019.