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Government of Wales Act 1998

1998 CHAPTER 38

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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  1. Part I

    The National Assembly for Wales

    1. The Assembly

      1. 1. The Assembly.

      2. 2. Membership.

    2. Ordinary elections

      1. 3. Time of ordinary elections.

      2. 4. Voting at ordinary elections.

      3. 5. Party lists and individual candidates.

      4. 6. Calculation of electoral region figures.

      5. 7. Return of electoral region members.

    3. Vacancies

      1. 8. Constituency seats.

      2. 9. Electoral region seats.

    4. The franchise and conduct of elections

      1. 10. Entitlement to vote.

      2. 11. Power to make provision about elections etc.

    5. Disqualification

      1. 12. Disqualification from being Assembly member.

      2. 13. Exceptions and relief from disqualification.

      3. 14. Effect of disqualification.

      4. 15. Judicial proceedings as to disqualification.

    6. Remuneration, oaths etc.

      1. 16. Salaries and allowances.

      2. 17. Limit on salaries of members of other public bodies.

      3. 18. Pensions etc.

      4. 19. Publication of information about remuneration paid.

      5. 20. Oath or affirmation of allegiance.

  2. Part II

    Assembly functions

    1. Introduction

      1. 21. Introductory.

    2. Transfer of Ministerial functions to Assembly

      1. 22. Transfer of Ministerial functions.

      2. 23. General transfer of property, rights and liabilities etc.

      3. 24. General transfer: supplementary.

      4. 25. Power to make specific transfers etc.

      5. 26. Transfers of property: supplementary.

    3. Other functions

      1. 27. Reform of Welsh health authorities.

      2. 28. Reform of other Welsh public bodies.

      3. 29. Implementation of Community law.

      4. 30. Consultation about public appointments.

      5. 31. Consultation about government’s legislative programme.

      6. 32. Support of culture etc.

      7. 33. Consideration of matters affecting Wales.

    4. Ancillary powers etc.

      1. 34. Staff.

      2. 35. Inquiries.

      3. 36. Polls for ascertaining views of the public.

      4. 37. Private bills.

      5. 38. Legal proceedings.

      6. 39. Contracts.

      7. 40. Supplementary powers.

      8. 41. Agency arrangements and provision of services.

    5. Supplementary

      1. 42. Different exercise of functions by Assembly.

      2. 43. Construction of references to Ministers and departments.

      3. 44. Parliamentary procedures for subordinate legislation.

      4. 45. Laying of reports and statements.

  3. Part III

    Assembly procedure

    1. Introductory

      1. 46. Regulation of procedure.

      2. 47. Equal treatment of English and Welsh languages.

      3. 48. Equal opportunities in conduct of business.

    2. Initial provisions

      1. 49. First meeting.

      2. 50. First standing orders.

      3. 51. The Commissioners.

    3. Offices and committees

      1. 52. Presiding officer and deputy.

      2. 53. Assembly First Secretary and Assembly Secretaries.

      3. 54. Committees.

      4. 55. Sub-committees.

    4. The statutory committees

      1. 56. Executive committee.

      2. 57. Subject committees.

      3. 58. Subordinate legislation scrutiny committee.

      4. 59. Members of scrutiny committee etc.

      5. 60. Audit Committee.

      6. 61. Regional committees.

    5. Delegation

      1. 62. Delegation of functions.

      2. 63. Exercise of functions by Assembly staff.

    6. Procedures relating to subordinate legislation

      1. 64. Standing orders to provide procedures.

      2. 65. Regulatory appraisals.

      3. 66. Making of Assembly general subordinate legislation.

      4. 67. Disapplication of procedural requirements.

      5. 68. Financial initiative.

    7. Other provisions about standing orders

      1. 69. Preservation of order.

      2. 70. Openness.

      3. 71. Participation of Assembly members.

      4. 72. Integrity.

      5. 73. Publication.

    8. Evidence and documents relating to public bodies

      1. 74. Power to require attendance and production of documents.

      2. 75. Witnesses and documents: supplementary.

    9. Miscellaneous

      1. 76. Attendance of Secretary of State for Wales.

      2. 77. Defamation.

      3. 78. Contempt of court.

      4. 79. Corrupt practices.

  4. Part IV

    Assembly finance

    1. Payments to Assembly etc.

      1. 80. Grants to Assembly.

      2. 81. Statement of estimated payments etc.

      3. 82. Loans to Assembly by Secretary of State.

      4. 83. Accounts relating to loans under section 82.

      5. 84. Destination of receipts etc.

    2. Expenditure by Assembly etc.

      1. 85. Expenditure by Assembly.

      2. 86. Statement of proposed expenditure etc.

      3. 87. National Loans Fund lending.

      4. 88. Accounts relating to funds paid to Assembly for lending.

      5. 89. Source of sums paid by Assembly.

    3. The Auditor General for Wales

      1. 90. Auditor General for Wales.

      2. 91. Remuneration.

      3. 92. Staff etc.

      4. 93. Expenses, fees and accounts.

      5. 94. Audit of Auditor General’s accounts.

      6. 95. Access to documents by Auditor General.

      7. 96. Auditor General for Wales: miscellaneous.

    4. Financial accountability of Assembly etc.

      1. 97. Preparation and audit of Assembly’s annual accounts.

      2. 98. Accounting officers.

      3. 99. Accounts of Assembly subsidiaries etc.

      4. 100. Examinations into Assembly’s use of resources.

      5. 101. Examinations by Comptroller and Auditor General.

      6. 102. Audit Committee reports.

      7. 103. Publication of accounts and audit reports etc.

    5. Funding of school inspections and forestry in Wales

      1. 104. Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales.

      2. 105. Forestry Commissioners.

  5. Part V

    Other provisions about the Assembly

    1. Community law, human rights and international obligations

      1. 106. Community law.

      2. 107. Human rights.

      3. 108. International obligations.

    2. Decisions about Assembly functions

      1. 109. Resolution of devolution issues.

      2. 110. Power to vary retrospective decisions.

    3. Investigation of complaints

      1. 111. Welsh Administration Ombudsman.

      2. 112. Amendments of Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.

    4. Local government, the voluntary sector and business

      1. 113. Relations with local government.

      2. 114. Relations with voluntary organisations.

      3. 115. Consultation with business.

    5. Welsh public records

      1. 116. Status of Welsh public records.

      2. 117. Transfer of responsibility.

      3. 118. Meaning of “Welsh public records”.

    6. Miscellaneous

      1. 119. Publication and inspection of documents.

      2. 120. Equality of opportunity.

      3. 121. Sustainable development.

      4. 122. English and Welsh texts of Assembly instruments.

      5. 123. Provision of information to Treasury.

      6. 124. Documentary evidence.

      7. 125. Minor and consequential amendments.

  6. Part VI

    Reform of Welsh public bodies

    1. The Welsh Development Agency

      1. 126. Extension of functions.

      2. 127. Land acquisition and disposal etc.

      3. 128. Other amendments.

    2. The Development Board for Rural Wales

      1. 129. Cessation of functions.

      2. 130. Transfer of property, staff etc. to Welsh Development Agency.

      3. 131. Transitional provisions.

      4. 132. Winding-down.

      5. 133. Abolition etc.

    3. The Land Authority for Wales

      1. 134. Cessation of functions.

      2. 135. Consequential amendments.

      3. 136. Transfer of property, staff etc. to Welsh Development Agency.

      4. 137. Transitional provisions.

      5. 138. Winding-down.

      6. 139. Abolition etc.

    4. Housing for Wales

      1. 140. Transfer of functions, property, staff etc. to Secretary of State.

      2. 141. Transitional provisions.

      3. 142. Winding-down.

      4. 143. Abolition etc.

    5. Accountability

      1. 144. Accounts, audit and reports.

      2. 145. Examinations into use of resources.

      3. 146. Transfer etc. of functions of Comptroller and Auditor General.

      4. 147. Environment Agency.

    6. Miscellaneous

      1. 148. Health Authorities.

      2. 149. Agricultural wages committees.

      3. 150. Abolition of Residuary Body for Wales.

  7. Part VII

    Supplementary

    1. 151. Power to amend enactments.

    2. 152. Repeals.

    3. 153. Transitional provisions etc.

    4. 154. Orders and directions.

    5. 155. Interpretation.

    6. 156. Defined expressions.

    7. 157. Financial provisions.

    8. 158. Commencement.

    9. 159. Short title.

  8. Schedules:

    1. Schedule 1

      Assembly constituencies and Assembly electoral regions.

    2. Schedule 2

      Fields in which functions are to be transferred by first Order in Council.

    3. Schedule 3

      Transfer etc. of functions: further provisions.

      1. Part I

        Functions transferable etc.

      2. Part II

        Continuing role for transferor etc.

      3. Part III

        Supplementary.

    4. Schedule 4

      Public bodies subject to reform by Assembly.

      1. Part I

        Bodies which may lose or gain functions.

      2. Part II

        Bodies which may lose functions or gain functions with consent.

      3. Part III

        Bodies which may only gain functions.

      4. Part IV

        Bodies which may only gain functions and only with consent.

    5. Schedule 5

      Bodies and offices covered by section 74.

    6. Schedule 6

      Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales.

    7. Schedule 7

      Forestry Commissioners.

    8. Schedule 8

      Devolution issues.

      1. Part I

        Preliminary.

      2. Part II

        Proceedings in England and Wales.

      3. Part III

        Proceedings in Scotland.

      4. Part IV

        Proceedings in Northern Ireland.

      5. Part V

        General.

    9. Schedule 9

      Welsh Administration Ombudsman.

      1. Part I

        The Ombudsman.

      2. Part II

        Investigation of complaints.

    10. Schedule 10

      Amendments of Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.

    11. Schedule 11

      Relations with local government: supplementary.

      1. Part I

        The Partnership Council.

      2. Part II

        The local government scheme.

    12. Schedule 12

      Minor and consequential amendments.

    13. Schedule 13

      Welsh Development Agency: land provisions.

    14. Schedule 14

      Welsh Development Agency: other amendments.

      1. Part I

        Amendments of Welsh Development Agency Act 1975.

      2. Part II

        Amendments of other enactments.

    15. Schedule 15

      Development Board for Rural Wales.

    16. Schedule 16

      Housing for Wales.

    17. Schedule 17

      Audit etc. of Welsh public bodies.

      1. Part I

        Bodies subject generally to audit etc. provisions.

      2. Part II

        Bodies partially subject to audit etc. provisions.

      3. Part III

        Bodies subject only to provisions about accounting officers and examinations of use of resources.

    18. Schedule 18

      Repeals.

      1. Part I

        Welsh Administration Ombudsman and Health Service Commissioner for Wales.

      2. Part II

        Welsh public records.

      3. Part III

        Welsh Development Agency.

      4. Part IV

        Development Board for Rural Wales.

      5. Part V

        Land Authority for Wales.

      6. Part VI

        Housing for Wales.

      7. Part VII

        Residuary Body for Wales.

An Act to establish and make provision about the National Assembly for Wales and the offices of Auditor General for Wales and Welsh Administration Ombudsman; to reform certain Welsh public bodies and abolish certain other Welsh public bodies; and for connected purposes.

[31st July 1998]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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