Proposed Order in Council - The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019
Proposed Order in Council - The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019
Section
109 of the Government of Wales
Act 2006 (the 2006 Act) allows Her Majesty, by Order in Council, to
amend Schedule 7 to the 2006 Act, provided that a draft of the Order has first
been approved by the Assembly and both Houses of Parliament.
Standing
Order 25 provides for the procedure to be followed in respect of the
consideration of Orders in Council that are to be made under section 109 of the
Government of Wales Act 2006.
The
Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019 will add to the exemptions
at paragraphs 9(6) and 10(2) of Schedule 7B of the 2006 Act “electoral
registration officers (within the meaning given in section 8 of the
Representation of the People Act 1983).” It also provides for how these
amendments affect the operation of article 45 of the Welsh Ministers (Transfer
of Functions) Order 2018.
The proposed Order was laid before the National Assembly on 16 July 2019. The Business Committee referred the proposed Order to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee for detailed consideration. The Committee published its report on 30 September 2019.
Following
the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee’s scrutiny of the proposed
Order, the
draft Order and Explanatory
Memorandum were laid in the Table Office on 16 October 2019. The Senedd
approved the draft Order in Plenary on 6
November 2019.
Business type: Legislation
Status: For consideration
First published: 24/07/2019
Documents
- Report - Proposed Order in Council: The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019 - September 2019
- The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019 PDF 135 KB View as HTML (2) 107 KB
- EM (Welsh Government) - The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019 PDF 200 KB View as HTML (3) 12 KB
- EM (UK Government) - Proposed Order in Council - The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019 PDF 131 KB View as HTML (4) 31 KB
- Timetable for consideration of a proposed Order in Council under section 109 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 - July 2019