Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000

15 Finance

(1) If it appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient in consequence of any of the matters specified in subsection (2), he may by order amend, repeal or make provision similar to any of the following provisions of the [1998 c. 38.] Government of Wales Act 1998—

(a) section 81 (statements by Secretary of State),

(b) section 85 (expenditure by National Assembly), and

(c) section 86 (statements by National Assembly).

(2) The matters mentioned in subsection (1) are—

(a) any provision of this Act,

(b) a change in the accounting methods used by the National Assembly,

(c) a change in the procedures of the House of Commons relating to public money, and

(d) a change in the form of Appropriation Acts.

(3) An order under this section—

(a) shall be made by statutory instrument,

(b) may include incidental or transitional provision, and

(c) shall not be made unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(4) The Secretary of State—

(a) shall consult the National Assembly before making an order under this section which relates to section 81 of the [1998 c. 38.] Government of Wales Act 1998, and

(b) shall not make an order under this section which relates to section 85 or 86 of that Act unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the National Assembly.