Government of Wales Act 2006

Yn ddilys o 01/04/2018

113 ECJ references U.K.

(1) This section applies where—

(a) a reference has been made in relation to a Bill under section 112,

(b) a reference for a preliminary European Court ruling has been made by the Supreme Court in connection with that reference, and

(c) neither of those references has been decided or otherwise disposed of.

(2) If the Assembly resolves that it wishes to reconsider the Bill—

(a) the [F1 Presiding Officer] must notify the Counsel General and the Attorney General of that fact, and

(b) the person who made the reference in relation to the Bill under section 112 must request the withdrawal of the reference.

(3) In this section “a reference for a preliminary European Court ruling” means a reference of a question to the European Court under [F2 Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union] or Article 150 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 113(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 12(2)(b), 71(4) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(c)

F2 Words in s. 113(3) substituted (1.8.2012) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology or Numbering) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1809), art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1 (with art. 2(2))

Commencement Information

I1 S. 113 in force at 5.5.2011 by S.I. 2011/1011, art. 3