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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Government of Wales Act 2006 canonical | 28 |
| Government of Wales Act 2006 devolution settlement | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
constitutional statute ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Wales Act 2014
ⓘ
Wales Act 2017 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part 1 – Elections and franchise
ⓘ
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)
ⓘ
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
|
| 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
|
| partOf |
Wales Act 2014
ⓘ
surface form:
Welsh devolution settlement
|
| 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
ⓘ
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
|
| region | Wales ⓘ |
| requires | Welsh Ministers to act within devolved competence ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 2006-07-25 ⓘ |
| separatedExecutiveFromLegislature | true ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Government of Wales Act 2006 self-link ⓘ |
| status | in force (as amended) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Welsh governance
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ devolution ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2006 ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Government of Wales Act 2006 devolution settlement
subject surface form:
Counsel General for Wales
subject surface form:
Counsel General for Wales