Wales Act 2014
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The Wales Act 2014 is a UK law that expanded the Welsh devolution settlement by granting the Senedd new tax and borrowing powers and further defining its legislative competence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wales Act 2014 canonical | 5 |
| Welsh devolution settlement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T598886 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wales Act 2014 Context triple: [Senedd, reformedBy, Wales Act 2014]
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A.
Government of Wales Act 2006
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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B.
Government of Wales Act 1998
The Government of Wales Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Wales by creating the National Assembly for Wales and defining its powers and structures.
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C.
Scotland Act 2016
The Scotland Act 2016 is a UK Parliament law that significantly expanded the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly over taxation and welfare.
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D.
Scotland Act 2012
The Scotland Act 2012 is UK legislation that expanded the powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly in areas such as taxation and borrowing.
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E.
Boundary Commission for Wales
The Boundary Commission for Wales is an independent public body responsible for reviewing and recommending changes to parliamentary constituency boundaries in Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wales Act 2014 Target entity description: The Wales Act 2014 is a UK law that expanded the Welsh devolution settlement by granting the Senedd new tax and borrowing powers and further defining its legislative competence.
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A.
Government of Wales Act 2006
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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B.
Government of Wales Act 1998
The Government of Wales Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Wales by creating the National Assembly for Wales and defining its powers and structures.
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C.
Scotland Act 2016
The Scotland Act 2016 is a UK Parliament law that significantly expanded the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly over taxation and welfare.
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D.
Scotland Act 2012
The Scotland Act 2012 is UK legislation that expanded the powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly in areas such as taxation and borrowing.
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E.
Boundary Commission for Wales
The Boundary Commission for Wales is an independent public body responsible for reviewing and recommending changes to parliamentary constituency boundaries in Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
constitutional statute ⓘ |
| affects |
fiscal framework for Wales
ⓘ
funding arrangements for the Welsh Government ⓘ |
| amends |
Government of Wales Act 2006
ⓘ
National Assembly for Wales electoral arrangements ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Wales ⓘ |
| clarifies | devolved and reserved matters for Wales ⓘ |
| confersPower |
Welsh rates of income tax
ⓘ
borrowing powers for Welsh Ministers ⓘ devolved taxes for Wales ⓘ tax-varying powers for Wales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates |
Welsh Tax Acts provisions
ⓘ
framework for devolved Welsh taxes administration ⓘ |
| defines | legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ |
| enables |
Welsh Government capital borrowing
ⓘ
Welsh tax referendum provisions ⓘ creation of devolved Welsh taxes ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo |
Senedd
ⓘ
surface form:
Senedd Cymru
Welsh Government ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Government
|
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
England and Wales (as a legal jurisdiction)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| longTitle | An Act to make provision about the National Assembly for Wales, the Welsh Government, their powers and functions, and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| partOf | UK devolution legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expand the Welsh devolution settlement
ⓘ
to further define the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ to grant new tax and borrowing powers to Welsh institutions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Government of Wales Act 1998
ⓘ
Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ Wales Act 2017 ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 2014 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Wales Act 2014 self-link ⓘ |
| subject |
Welsh devolution settlement
ⓘ
borrowing powers ⓘ devolution ⓘ legislative competence ⓘ taxation powers ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
England
ⓘ
surface form:
England (for some provisions)
Wales ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2014 ⓘ |
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Subject: Wales Act 2014 Description of subject: The Wales Act 2014 is a UK law that expanded the Welsh devolution settlement by granting the Senedd new tax and borrowing powers and further defining its legislative competence.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Welsh devolution settlement