Wales Act 2017

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) U.K.

66 (1) Section 24 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (functions to which sections 21 and 22 apply) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) Omit the definition of ““Welsh regulatory function”” in subsection (10).

(3) After that subsection insert—

“(11) For the purposes of this section a regulatory function is a ““Welsh regulatory function”” if or to the extent that it is exercisable in relation to Wales and is a function which—

(a) could be conferred by provision falling within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales (see section 108A of the Government of Wales Act 2006), or

(b) relates to matters in respect of which functions are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 6 para. 66 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(r)

67 U.K. In section 27 of that Act (power to make orders, rules and schemes), in subsection (6), for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) so far as they are powers that—

(i) could be conferred by provision falling within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales, or

(ii) are exercisable in relation to matters in respect of which functions are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales or the Counsel General to the Welsh Government,

shall also be exercisable by the Welsh Ministers.”

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 6 para. 67 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(r)