Government of Wales Act 2006

[F1 Single legal jurisdiction of England and Wales U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Schs. 7A, 7B substituted for Sch. 7 (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(3), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 2, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 2

8 (1) The following are reserved matters— U.K.

(a) courts (including, in particular, their creation and jurisdiction);

(b) judges (including, in particular, their appointment and remuneration);

(c) civil or criminal proceedings (including, in particular, bail, costs, custody pending trial, disclosure, enforcement of orders of courts, evidence, sentencing, limitation of actions, procedure, prosecutors and remedies);

(d) pardons for criminal offences;

(e) private international law;

(f) judicial review of administrative action.

(See also paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 7B (restrictions on modifying private law and criminal law).)

(2) The reference to prosecutors in sub-paragraph (1)(c) does not prevent an Act of the Assembly from making provision about responsibility for the prosecution of devolved offences.

(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not reserve—

(a) welfare advice to courts in respect of family proceedings in which the welfare of children ordinarily resident in Wales is or may be in question;

(b) representation in respect of such proceedings;

(c) the provision of support (including information and advice), to children ordinarily resident in Wales and their families, in respect of such proceedings;

(d) Welsh family proceedings officers.]