Textual Amendments
F1Schs. 7A, 7B substituted for Sch. 7 (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(3), Sch. 2 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 2, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 2
8(1)A provision of an Act of the Assembly cannot—U.K.
(a)confer or impose, or confer power by subordinate legislation to confer or impose, any function on a reserved authority,
(b)make modifications of, or confer power by subordinate legislation to make modifications of, the constitution of a reserved authority, including modifications relating to its assets and liabilities and its funding and receipts, or
(c)confer, impose, modify or remove, or confer power by subordinate legislation to confer, impose, modify or remove, functions specifically exercisable in relation to a reserved authority,
unless the appropriate Minister consents to the provision.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the exceptions in paragraph 9.
(3)In this paragraph “"reserved authority”” means—
(a)a Minister of the Crown or government department;
(b)any other public authority apart from a devolved Welsh authority.
(4)In this paragraph “"public authority”” means a body, office or holder of an office that has functions of a public nature.
(5)In this paragraph the “"appropriate Minister”” means—
(a)where the authority in question is Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the Treasury;
(b)otherwise, the Secretary of State.]