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In this Act the expressions listed below are defined by, or otherwise fall to be construed in accordance with, the provisions indicated—
the Assembly | section 1(1) |
Assembly constituency | section 2(2) and Schedule 1 |
Assembly electoral region | section 2(2) and Schedule 1 |
Assembly First Secretary | section 53 |
Assembly general subordinate legislation | section 58(6) |
Assembly members | section 2(3) |
Assembly Secretary | section 53 |
Audit Committee | section 60 |
Auditor General for Wales | section 90(1) |
Committee of Public Accounts | section 155(4) |
Community law | section 155(1) |
constituency vote | section 4(2) |
the Convention rights | section 107(5) |
cross-border body | paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 3 |
delegate | section 155(1) |
deputy presiding officer | section 52(1)(b) and (2) |
electoral region figure | section 6(3) |
electoral region vote | section 4(3) |
enactment | section 155(1) |
English border area | paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 3 |
executive committee | section 56 |
financial year | section 155(3) |
first financial year of the Assembly | section 155(3) |
functions | section 155(1) |
largest party with an executive role | section 59(7) |
local government scheme | section 113(1) |
Minister of the Crown | section 155(1) |
ordinary election | section 2(4) |
Partnership Council | section 113(2) |
presiding officer | section 52(1)(a) and (2) |
regional committee | section 61 |
regional returning officer | section 11(6) |
registered political party | section 4(8) |
regulatory appraisal | section 65(1) |
relevant Parliamentary procedural provision | section 44(3) |
subject committee | section 57 |
subordinate legislation | section 155(1) |
subordinate legislation procedures | section 64 |
subordinate legislation scrutiny committee | section 58 |
Wales | section 155(1) and (2) |
Welsh Administration Ombudsman | section 111 |
Welsh public records | section 118 |
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