2007 No. 1118
The National Assembly for Wales Commission (Crown Status) Order 2007
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 4th day of April 2007
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the power conferred on Her by paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 M1, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the National Assembly for Wales Commission (Crown Status) Order 2007.
2
This Order shall come into force immediately after the 2007 election M2.
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 19692
The Assembly Commission shall be treated as a Crown body for the purposes of the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 M3.
Building Act 19843
1
The Assembly Commission shall be treated as a Crown body for the purposes of the Building Act 1984 M4 to the extent specified in this article.
2
For the purposes of the following provisions the Assembly Commission shall be treated as a government department (and any reference to the Crown in those provisions shall be construed accordingly)—
a
section 44 (application to Crown), and
b
section 87 (application to Crown property).
Value Added Tax Act 19944
1
The Assembly Commission shall be treated as a Crown body for the purposes of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 M5 to the extent specified in this article.
2
In section 41 (application to the Crown) the definition of “Government department” in subsection (6) shall have effect as if before “a Northern Ireland department” there were inserted “
the National Assembly for Wales Commission,
”
.
3
The reference to the Crown in section 67(2)(e) (person acting on behalf of the Crown not liable to penalty under subsection (1)(c)) shall be treated as including a reference to the Assembly Commission.
F1Data Protection Act 20185
1
The Assembly Commission is to be treated as a Crown body for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018 to the extent specified in this article.
2
The Assembly Commission is to be treated as a government department for the purposes of the following provisions—
a
section 8(d) (lawfulness of processing under the F2UK GDPR: public interest etc),
b
section 209 (application to the Crown),
c
paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 (statutory etc and government purposes),
d
paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 (exemptions from the F3UK GDPR: functions designed to protect the public etc), and
e
paragraph 8(1)(o) of Schedule 3 (exemptions from the F4UK GDPR: health data).
3
In the provisions mentioned in paragraph (4)—
a
references to employment by or under the Crown are to be treated as including employment as a member of staff of the Assembly Commission, and
b
references to a person in the service of the Crown are to be treated as including a person so employed.
4
The provisions are—
a
section 24(3) (exemption for certain data relating to employment under the Crown), and
b
section 209(6) (application of certain provisions to a person in the service of the Crown).
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Licensing Act 20036
The Assembly Commission shall be treated as a Crown body for the purposes of section 195(3) of the Licensing Act 2003 (no criminal liability of Crown under the Act) M6.
Communications Act 20037
The Assembly Commission shall be treated as a Crown body for the purposes of section 363 of the Communications Act 2003 (requirement for television licence) M7.
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 20058
1
The Assembly Commission shall be treated as a Crown body for the purposes of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 M8 to the extent specified in this article.
2
References to the Crown in the following provisions shall be treated as including the Assembly Commission—
a
article 25(e) (meaning of “enforcing authority” in relation to certain premises owned or occupied by Crown), and
b
article 49(1), (2) and (4) (application to Crown).
3
For the purposes of article 49—
a
the occupation of any premises by the Assembly Commission for the purposes of the Assembly is to be regarded as occupation by the Crown, and
b
any premises in which the Assembly Commission has an interest which is that of an owner (within the meaning of that Order) are to be regarded as premises owned by the Crown.
2006 c.32. Paragraph 19 of Schedule 11 provides that until the end of the initial period (as defined in section 161(5)) an Order in Council under paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 shall not be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.