Government of Wales Act 2006
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The Government of Wales Act 2006 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed Welsh devolution by enhancing the powers and formal structure of Wales’s devolved government and legislature.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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constitutional statute → |
| amendedBy |
Wales Act 2014
→
Wales Act 2017 → |
| containsPart |
Part 1 – Elections and franchise
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Part 2 – The Welsh Ministers → Part 3 – Legislative competence (pre-2011 model) → Part 4 – Assembly Acts (post‑referendum model) → Part 5 – Finance → Part 6 – Miscellaneous and general → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| createdBody |
Counsel General for Wales
→
First Minister of Wales →
surface form: "First Minister for Wales"
Welsh Government → Welsh Ministers → |
| definesOffice |
Counsel General for Wales
→
Deputy Welsh Ministers → First Minister of Wales →
surface form: "First Minister for Wales"
Welsh Ministers → |
| electoralSystemSpecified | Additional Member System for Assembly elections → |
| enabledReferendum | 2011 Welsh devolution referendum → |
| imposesDuty |
on Welsh Ministers to act compatibly with EU law (prior to Brexit)
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on Welsh Ministers to act compatibly with the European Convention on Human Rights → |
| introducedModel | separation of powers between Welsh executive and legislature → |
| jurisdiction | Wales → |
| legislatureAffected |
Senedd
→
surface form: "National Assembly for Wales"
Senedd →
surface form: "Senedd Cymru"
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| longTitle | An Act to make provision for the government of Wales; to reform the National Assembly for Wales and to provide for the appointment of Welsh Ministers; and for connected purposes. → |
| parliament |
British Parliament
→
surface form: "Parliament of the United Kingdom"
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| partOf |
Wales Act 2014
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surface form: "Welsh devolution settlement"
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| postReferendumEffect | granted primary law‑making powers to the National Assembly for Wales in devolved areas → |
| predecessor | Government of Wales Act 1998 → |
| providesFor |
Orders in Council conferring legislative competence
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appointment of Counsel General for Wales → appointment of First Minister for Wales → appointment of Welsh Ministers → legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales → statutory recognition of the Welsh Government → |
| referendumResultImplemented | 2011 Welsh devolution referendum → |
| reformedBody |
Senedd
→
surface form: "National Assembly for Wales"
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| region | Wales → |
| requires | Welsh Ministers to act within devolved competence → |
| royalAssent | 2006-07-25 → |
| separatedExecutiveFromLegislature | true → |
| shortTitle | Government of Wales Act 2006 → |
| status | in force (as amended) → |
| subjectMatter |
Welsh governance
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constitutional law → devolution → |
| yearOfAct | 2006 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
surface form: "Government of Wales Act 2006 devolution settlement"