Government of Wales Act 1998

• Citation: 1998 c. 38
• Sections: 595

Section 1 The Assembly.

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Section 2 Membership.

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Section 3 Time of ordinary elections.

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Section 4 Voting at ordinary elections.

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Section 5 Party lists and individual candidates.

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Section 6 Calculation of electoral region figures.

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Section 7 Return of electoral region members.

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Section 8 Constituency seats.

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Section 9 Electoral region seats.

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Section 10 Entitlement to vote.

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Section 11 Power to make provision about elections etc.

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Section 12 Disqualification from being Assembly member.

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Section 13 Exceptions and relief from disqualification.

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Section 14 Effect of disqualification.

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Section 15 Judicial proceedings as to disqualification.

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Section 16 Salaries and allowances.

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Section 17 Limit on salaries of members of other public bodies.

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Section 18 Pensions etc.

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Section 19 Publication of information about remuneration paid.

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Section 20 Oath or affirmation of allegiance.

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Section 21 Introductory.

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Section 22 Transfer of Ministerial functions.

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Section 23 General transfer of property, rights and liabilities etc.

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Section 24 General transfer: supplementary.

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Section 25 Power to make specific transfers etc.

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Section 26 Transfers of property: supplementary.

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Section 27 Reform of Welsh health authorities.

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Section 28 Reform of other Welsh public bodies.

(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order make, in relation to any one or more of the statutory functions of a body specified in Part I ... of Schedule 4, provision for the transfer of the function or functions—

(a) to a body specified in Part I ... of that Schedule,

(b) to a body specified in Part ... IV of that Schedule if that body consents to the transfer to it of the function or functions,

(c) to a county council, county borough council or community council in Wales (or to more than one such council), or

(d) to the Welsh Ministers .

(2) Where the Welsh Ministers consider that, if a statutory function of a body specified in Part I ... of Schedule 4 were transferred to a body within any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1) by an order under that subsection, that body—

(a) would not be able to exercise the function because the function requires or permits something to be done in relation to that body, or

(b) could by exercising another of its functions do what the function would require or permit that body to do,

the Welsh Ministers may by order make provision for the abolition of the function.

(3) Where each of the statutory functions of a body specified in Part I ... of Schedule 4 is transferred or abolished by an order under subsection (1) or (2), the Welsh Ministers may by order make provision—

(a) for the abolition of the body if it is a body specified in Part I of that Schedule, ...

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(4) An order under subsection (1), (2) or (3)(a) making provision in relation to a body specified in Part I of Schedule 4 may include provision for the transfer of staff of the body and of any property, rights and liabilities to which the body is entitled or subject and may in particular—

(a) provide for the transfer of any property, rights or liabilities to have effect subject to exceptions or reservations specified in or determined under the order,

(b) provide for the creation of interests in, or rights over, property transferred or retained or for the creation of new rights and liabilities between the body and the transferee,

(c) provide for the order to have effect in spite of any provision (of whatever nature) which would prevent or restrict the transfer of the property, rights or liabilities otherwise than by the order, or

(d) make provision about property situated outside the United Kingdom or rights and liabilities arising otherwise than under the law of England and Wales.

(5) Where by an order under subsection (1) or (2)—

(a) any function of a body specified in Part I of Schedule 4 is transferred or abolished, or

(b) any function is transferred to a body specified in Part I ... of that Schedule,

the Welsh Ministers may by order make provision altering the membership of the body.

(6) An order under subsection (3)(a) making provision for the abolition of a body may include provision for the abolition of any duty in compliance with which it was established or constituted.

(7) An order under this section may contain any appropriate consequential, incidental, supplementary or transitional provisions or savings (including provisions in the form of amendments or repeals of enactments).

(7A) A statutory instrument containing an order under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Assembly.

(8) In this section “ statutory functions ” means functions conferred or imposed by an enactment (including an enactment which is contained in an Act passed after this Act or is made after the passing of this Act).

Section 29 Implementation of Community law.

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Section 30 Consultation about public appointments.

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Section 31 Consultation about government’s legislative programme.

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Section 32 Support of culture etc.

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Section 33 Consideration of matters affecting Wales.

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Section 34 Staff.

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Section 34A Assistance to groups of Assembly members.

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Section 35 Inquiries.

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Section 36 Polls for ascertaining views of the public.

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Section 37 Private bills.

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Section 38 Legal proceedings.

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Section 39 Contracts.

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Section 40 Supplementary powers.

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Section 41 Agency arrangements and provision of services.

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Section 41A Co-operation with the Auditor General for Wales

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Section 42 Different exercise of functions by Assembly.

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Section 43 Construction of references to Ministers and departments.

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Section 44 Parliamentary procedures for subordinate legislation.

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Section 45 Laying of reports and statements.

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Section 46 Regulation of procedure.

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Section 47 Equal treatment of English and Welsh languages.

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Section 48 Equal opportunities in conduct of business.

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