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Assembly powers tracking notes

Field 13: National Assembly for Wales

Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 may be amended to add specific 'matters' to broad subject 'fields', thereby extending the legislative competence of the Assembly and providing more policy areas in which it is possible to make Measures.

This tracking note provides an updated log of amendments, both proposed and enacted, to Field 13 of Schedule 5. This field relates to the National Assembly for Wales.

Matter

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13.1  Creation of, and conferral of functions on, an office or body for and in connection with investigating complaints about the conduct of Assembly members and reporting on the outcome of such investigations to the Assembly.

Government of Wales Act 2006

Came into force: 25/07/06                                             

13.2  Conferral of functions on the Assembly Commission for and in connection with facilitating the exercise by the Assembly of its functions (including the provision to the Assembly of the property, staff and services required for the Assembly’s purposes).

as above

13.3  Provision for and in connection with the payment of salaries, allowances, pensions and gratuities to or in respect of Assembly members, the First Minister, any Welsh Minister appointed under section 48, the Counsel General and any Deputy Welsh Minister.

as above

13.4  Provision for and in connection with the creation and maintenance of a register of interests of Assembly members and the Counsel General.

as above

13.5  Provision about the meaning of Welsh words and phrases in - (a) Assembly Measures, (b) subordinate legislation made under Assembly Measures, and (c) subordinate legislation not so made but made by the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister or the Counsel General.

as above

13.6  Provision for and in connection with the procedures for dealing with proposed private Assembly Measures, including, in particular - (a) procedures for hearing the promoters of, and objectors, to proposed private Assembly Measures, (b) the persons who may represent such promoters and objectors, and the qualifications that such persons must possess, (c) the imposition of fees for and in connection with the promotion of proposed private Assembly Measures, and (d) the assessment of costs incurred in connection with proposed private Assembly Measures.

as above

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