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.
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
→
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 | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| partOf | UK devolution framework → |
| policyArea |
constitutional law
→
devolution → public finance → |
| purpose |
to clarify the fiscal framework for Wales
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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 → |
| 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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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"