Legislative Competence Order system
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The Legislative Competence Order system was a mechanism by which the UK Parliament granted the Welsh Senedd specific law-making powers on a case-by-case basis before fuller legislative authority was devolved.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Competence Order system canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional mechanism
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devolution instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LCO system ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution |
UK Government
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Welsh Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Wales ⓘ |
| cameIntoEffect | 2007 ⓘ |
| characteristic |
complex multi‑stage approval process
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incremental approach to devolution ⓘ |
| context | asymmetric devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticisedFor |
being slow and cumbersome
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lack of clarity about the extent of devolved powers ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Northern Ireland Assembly’s legislative competence framework
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Scottish Parliament’s original primary legislative powers ⓘ |
| endedWith | 2011 referendum on further law‑making powers for the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ |
| grantedPowersTo |
National Assembly for Wales
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Senedd Cymru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early phase of Welsh legislative devolution ⓘ |
| inForceDuring | 2007–2011 ⓘ |
| instrumentType | Legislative Competence Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Government of Wales Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Government of Wales Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfDevolution | case‑by‑case transfer of legislative competence ⓘ |
| operatedWithin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
constitutional law
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devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| powersGrantedBy | UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | more extensive primary legislative powers for the Senedd ⓘ |
| processStep |
approval of LCO by the Privy Council
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approval of final LCO text by both Houses of Parliament ⓘ proposal of an LCO by the Welsh Ministers or Assembly Member ⓘ scrutiny of draft LCO by committees in the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ scrutiny of draft LCO by committees in the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| purpose | to confer specific primary law‑making powers on the Welsh legislature ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Welsh devolution settlement
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reserved powers model for Wales ⓘ |
| requiredApprovalFrom |
House of Commons
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House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ National Assembly for Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Privy Council NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Secretary of State for Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOf | political compromise over the pace of Welsh devolution ⓘ |
| scope | specified subject areas within devolved fields ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Part 4 of the Government of Wales Act 2006
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full primary law‑making powers for the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ |
| usedToAmend | legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ |
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