The Local Government (Standards Committees, Investigations, Dispensations and Referral) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 85 (W. 39)

Local Government, Wales

The Local Government (Standards Committees, Investigations, Dispensations and Referral) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Made

27 January 2016

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

2 February 2016

Coming into force

1 April 2016

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by sections 53(11)(1) and (12), 56(5), 73(1), 81(5)(2), 105(1) and (2) and 106 of the Local Government Act 2000(3) and now vested in them(4), make the following Regulations:

(1)

Section 68(1) and (2)(c)(i) of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4) substituted the words “Welsh Ministers” for “National Assembly for Wales” in section 53(11) of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (“the 2000 Act”).

(2)

Section 26 and paragraphs 7 and 48(1) and (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) (“the 2011 Act”) substituted the words “Welsh Ministers” for “Secretary of State” in section 81(5) of the 2000 Act. Subsection (8) of section 81 of the 2000 Act was repealed by section 26 and paragraphs 7 and 48(1) and (4) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to, and section 237 and Part 5 of Schedule 25 to, the 2011 Act.

(3)

2000 c. 22.

(4)

The functions of the National Assembly for Wales under sections 53, 56, 73, 81, 105 and 106 were transferred to the Welsh Ministers under section 162 and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).