The Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 1333 (W. 231) (C. 44)

Interpretation Of Legislation, Wales

The Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019

Made

10 October 2019

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 38 and 44(2) of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019(1).

Title, coming into force and interpretation

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019.

(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3) In this Order, “the 2019 Act” means the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019.

Provisions coming into force on 1 January 2020

2.  Part 2 of the 2019 Act comes into force for all remaining purposes on 1 January 2020.

Amendment of references to day on which Part 2 of the 2019 Act comes fully into force

3.  In section 3(1) of the 2019 Act—

(a) in paragraph (b), for “the day on which this Part comes fully into force” substitute “1 January 2020”;

(b) in paragraph (c), for “that day” substitute “1 January 2020”.

4.  In section 23B of the Interpretation Act 1978(2)—

(a) in subsection (1)(b), for “the day on which Part 2 of that Act (interpretation and operation of Welsh legislation) comes fully into force” substitute “1 January 2020 (the day on which Part 2 of that Act comes fully into force)”;

(b) in subsections (2)(b) and (3)(a), for “the day on which Part 2 of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 comes fully into force” substitute “1 January 2020”.

Mark Drakeford

First Minister of Wales

10 October 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings Part 2 of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019, which makes provision about the interpretation and operation of Welsh legislation, fully into force on 1 January 2020. Part 2 of the Act will therefore apply to Assembly Acts that receive Royal Assent on or after 1 January 2020, and to Welsh subordinate instruments made on or after that date.

The Order also amends provisions that refer to the day on which Part 2 comes into force, so that they refer instead to 1 January 2020.

(1)

2019 anaw 4. The power to make regulations under section 38 may be exercised to make an order by virtue of section 39.

(2)

1978 c. 30. Section 23B was inserted by paragraph 11 of Schedule 10 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) and substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2019 Act.