UK Act of Parliament 2006 United Kingdom

Government of Wales Act 2006

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39 compliance obligations, 2 practical guides across 2 topics · 2 journeys

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1 of 39 obligations carry imprisonment (51 weeks). 38 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

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Plus 38 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

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Part 1 — Senedd Cymru

s.005

Extraordinary general elections

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Presiding Officer must propose a date for an extraordinary Senedd election Crown / Minister / Government department
s.018

Effect of disqualification

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Senedd must vacate seats and restrict participation of disqualified members Statutory regulator
s.022

Remuneration: supplementary

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Senedd Commission must publish Member pay and lay determinations Crown / Minister / Government department
s.030

Audit Committee

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Senedd must establish and maintain an Audit Committee Crown / Minister / Government department
s.035

Equality of treatment

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Senedd must treat English and Welsh languages equally Crown / Minister / Government department
s.038

Notice

51 weeks imprisonment
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Clerk of the Senedd must provide formal written notice of witness requirements Statutory regulator
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s.013

Power of the Secretary of State to make provision about the combination of polls

s.013

Power to make provision about the use of the UK digital service for absent voting applications

s.017

Exception from disqualification by virtue of being an MP: recently elected members

s.017

Exception from disqualification by virtue of being an MP: general election of Members of the Senedd within 372 days

s.017

Exception from disqualification by virtue of being a member of the House of Lords

s.017

Exception from disqualification by virtue of being a councillor: recently elected members

s.017

Exception from disqualification by virtue of being a councillor: ordinary election of councillors within 372 days

s.017

Exception from disqualification by virtue of being a councillor: general election of Members of the Senedd within 372 days

Part 2 — Welsh ... Government

s.047

Choice of First Minister

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Senedd must nominate a First Minister within 28 days Crown / Minister / Government department
s.053

Remuneration

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Senedd Commission must pay salaries and pensions to Welsh Ministers Crown / Minister / Government department
s.054

Remuneration: supplementary

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Senedd Commission must publish annual remuneration data and determinations Statutory regulator
s.055

Oath or affirmation

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers and First Minister must take Oaths of Office Crown / Minister / Government department
s.066

Provision of information to Treasury

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must provide information to the Treasury on request Crown / Minister / Government department
s.073

Local government scheme

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must maintain and report on a local government scheme Crown / Minister / Government department
s.074

Voluntary sector scheme

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must create and publish a voluntary sector scheme Crown / Minister / Government department
s.075

Business scheme

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must create and publish a business engagement scheme Crown / Minister / Government department
s.077

Equality of opportunity

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must promote and report on equality of opportunity Crown / Minister / Government department
s.079

Sustainable development

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must promote and report on sustainable development Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 42 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.058

Executive ministerial functions

s.058

Implementation of EU law: general

s.059

Shared powers

s.066

Provision of information to the Office for Budget Responsibility

Part 3 — Assembly Measures

s.095

Legislative competence: supplementary

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must process Senedd legislative requests within 60 days Crown / Minister / Government department
s.100

ECJ references

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Clerk and Petitioner must withdraw legal references if Senedd reconsiders Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 4 — Acts of the Senedd

s.110

Introduction of Bills

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government officials must certify Senedd Bills are within legal competence Crown / Minister / Government department
s.110

Introduction of Bills: justice impact assessment

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Person in charge of a Bill must make and publish a justice impact assessment Crown / Minister / Government department
s.111

Proceedings on Bills

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Senedd must follow specific procedures and language requirements for Bills Crown / Minister / Government department
s.115

Royal Assent

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Presiding Officer must submit Bills for Royal Assent and observe restrictions Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 16 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.106

Enactment of proposed Assembly Measures

s.108

Legislative competence

s.109

Legislative competence: restriction relating to retained EU law

s.111

Bills with protected subject-matter: super-majority requirement

s.111

Scrutiny of Bills by the Supreme Court (protected subject-matter)

Part 4A — Taxation

s.116

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Comptroller and Auditor General must report on Welsh income tax collection Statutory regulator
s.116

Duty to disclose information on Welsh land transactions to HMRC

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Revenue Authority must share land transaction data with HMRC Statutory regulator
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s.116

Overview of Part 4A

s.116

Status of officials of body that collects and manages devolved taxes

s.116

Power to add new devolved taxes

s.116

Power to set Welsh rates for Welsh taxpayers

s.116

Welsh taxpayers

s.116

Welsh taxpayers: Scottish parliamentarians

s.116

Close connection with Wales or another part of the UK

s.116

Days spent in Wales or another part of the UK

s.116

Supplemental powers to modify enactments

s.116

Reimbursement of expenses

s.116

Tax on transactions involving interests in land

s.116

Tax on disposals to landfill

Part 5 — Finance

s.123

Accounts relating to loans

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must prepare and publish accounts for Welsh loans Crown / Minister / Government department
s.128

Contingencies

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must report to the Senedd on emergency spending Crown / Minister / Government department
s.131

Welsh Ministers' accounts

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must prepare and submit annual financial accounts Crown / Minister / Government department
s.137

Senedd Commission's accounts

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Senedd Commission must prepare and submit annual accounts Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 24 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.122

Lending for capital expenditure

s.126

Inclusion in Budget motions of resources used by designated bodies

s.130

Financial control, accounts and audit

Part 6 — Miscellaneous and supplementary

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s.148

Renewable energy incentive schemes

s.150

Translation of references to Senedd Cymru etc.

s.157

“Devolved Welsh authority”

s.157

Explanatory statements in relation to certain regulations

Schedules

Browse 17 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
s.sch001a

DISQUALIFICATION FROM BEING A MEMBER OF THE SENEDD OR A CANDIDATE IN AN ELECTION TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SENEDD

s.sch003a

Functions of Ministers of Crown etc exercisable concurrently or jointly with Welsh Ministers

s.sch007a

Reserved matters

s.sch007b

General restrictions

s.sch009a

Devolved Welsh authorities

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.

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s.permanence of the senedd and welsh government

Permanence of the Senedd and Welsh Government

s.recognition of welsh law

Recognition of Welsh law

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