Wales Act 2017
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The Wales Act 2017 is a UK law that significantly expanded and clarified the legislative and fiscal powers of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd), moving Wales towards a reserved-powers model of devolution.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T598887 — 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 2017 Context triple: [Senedd, reformedBy, Wales Act 2017]
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A.
Wales Act 2014
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 2017 Target entity description: The Wales Act 2017 is a UK law that significantly expanded and clarified the legislative and fiscal powers of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd), moving Wales towards a reserved-powers model of devolution.
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A.
Wales Act 2014
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
constitutional statute ⓘ |
| affects |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Government
Welsh Government ⓘ Welsh taxpayers ⓘ |
| amends | Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ |
| clarifies |
fiscal powers of the Welsh institutions
ⓘ
legislative competence of the Welsh Parliament ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| devolutionModelIntroduced | reserved-powers model ⓘ |
| establishes | reserved matters for Wales ⓘ |
| givesPowerTo |
Senedd
ⓘ
surface form:
Senedd Cymru
Welsh Ministers ⓘ |
| increases | tax-varying powers of Wales ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | legal system of England and Wales ⓘ |
| legislatureAffected |
Senedd
ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly for Wales
Senedd ⓘ
surface form:
Senedd Cymru
Senedd ⓘ
surface form:
Welsh Parliament
|
| longTitle |
Wales Act 2017
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
An Act to amend the Government of Wales Act 2006 and make provision about the functions of the Welsh Ministers; and for connected purposes
|
| parliament |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| partOf | UK devolution framework ⓘ |
| policyArea |
constitutional law
ⓘ
devolution ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| purpose |
to clarify the fiscal framework for Wales
ⓘ
to expand the legislative powers of the Welsh Parliament ⓘ to move Wales to a reserved-powers model of devolution ⓘ |
| region | Wales ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Northern Ireland Act 1998
ⓘ
Scotland Act 2016 ⓘ Wales Act 2014 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Wales Act 2017 self-link ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Welsh devolution settlement
ⓘ
constitutional debate in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| subjectTo | constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| typeOfDevolutionChange | enhanced devolution settlement ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2017 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wales Act 2017 Description of subject: The Wales Act 2017 is a UK law that significantly expanded and clarified the legislative and fiscal powers of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd), moving Wales towards a reserved-powers model of devolution.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
An Act to amend the Government of Wales Act 2006 and make provision about the functions of the Welsh Ministers; and for connected purposes
this entity surface form:
passage of the Wales Act 2017