2005 No. 1958
The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2005
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th of July 2005
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in pursuance of sections 22 and 24(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 3 to, the Government of Wales Act 19981 is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows—
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
a
This Order may be cited as the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2005.
1
This Order shall come into force on 1st January 2006.
2
In this Order—
“the Act” means the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 19992;
“the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;
“offshore” means in the territorial sea adjacent to Wales, but excluding relevant territorial waters;
“relevant territorial waters” has the meaning given by section 104(1)(a) of the Water Resources Act 19913.
Statement Pursuant to section 5 of the Act2
This Order makes no provision which is not—
a
provision about functions under the Act; or
b
provision in connection with such provision.
Transfer of Functions3
1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, the functions of the Secretary of State under or in relation to section 2 of the Act, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, are transferred to the Assembly, except in relation to offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation.
2
It is directed that, in so far as any of the functions under paragraph (1) are exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to a cross-border body but which, by their nature, are not functions which can be specifically exercised in relation to Wales, such functions shall be exercisable by the Assembly in relation to that body concurrently with the Secretary of State.
3
For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, functions of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Act include any functions of the Secretary of State which are included in regulations having effect under section 2 of the Act4, and the power to confer functions on the Secretary of State or on a Minister of the Crown by any such regulations shall have effect as a power to confer such functions on the Assembly.
Transfer of Property4
The provisions of section 23(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 shall not apply to any documentary or electronic records.
(This note is not part of the Order)