Government of Wales Act 2006

This Act U.K.

5 (1) A provision of an Act of the Assembly cannot make modifications of, or confer power by subordinate legislation to make modifications of, provisions contained in this Act. U.K.

[F1 (2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the following provisions—

(a) sections 20, 22, 24, 35(1), 36(1) to (5) and (7) to (11), 53, 54, 78, 146, 147, 148 and 156(2) to (5);

(b) paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 2.]

[F2 (c) any provision of Schedule 8, other than paragraphs 1(1) to (3), 2(2) to (4) and 3.]

(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to any provision—

(a) making modifications of so much of any enactment as is modified by this Act, or

(b) repealing so much of any provision of this Act as amends any enactment, if the provision ceases to have effect in consequence of any provision of, or made under, an Act of the Assembly.

[F3 (4) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a provision to which paragraph 2(4) applies.

(5) But, subject to sub-paragraph (6), a provision to which paragraph 2(4) applies cannot modify, or confer power by subordinate legislation to modify, paragraph 3 of Schedule 8.

(6) Sub-paragraph (5) does not prevent the conferral of functions on a committee of the Assembly that—

(a) does not consist of or include any of the following persons—

(i) the First Minister or any person designated to exercise functions of the First Minister,

(ii) a Welsh Minister appointed under section 48,

(iii) the Counsel General or any person designated to exercise the functions of the Counsel General, or

(iv) a Deputy Welsh Minister, and

(b) is not chaired by an Assembly member who is a member of a political group with an executive role.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 7 Pt. 2 para. 5(2) substituted (16.12.2010) by The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Amendment of Schedule 7 to the Government of Wales Act 2006) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2968), arts. 1(2), 11

F2 Sch. 7 Pt. 2 para. 5(2)(c) inserted (22.5.2011) by 2011 c. 4, s. 29, Sch. 6 para. 7(3)(a)

F3 Sch. 7 Pt. 2 para. 5(4)-(6) inserted (22.5.2011) by 2011 c. 4, s. 29, Sch. 6 para. 7(3)(b)