Contents

1. Part 1

   General order-making powers

   1. Powers of Ministers

      1. 1. Power to abolish

      2. 2. Power to merge

      3. 3. Power to modify constitutional arrangements

      4. 4. Power to modify funding arrangements

      5. 5. Power to modify or transfer functions

      6. 6. Consequential provision etc

   2. Powers of Ministers: supplementary

      1. 7. Restrictions on Ministerial powers

      2. 8. Purpose and conditions

      3. 9. Devolution

      4. 10. Consultation

      5. 11. Procedure

      6. 12. Time limits

   3. Powers of Welsh Ministers

      1. 13. Powers relating to environmental bodies

      2. 14. Powers relating to other bodies

      3. 15. Powers of Welsh Ministers: consequential provision etc

      4. 16. Delegation etc

   4. Powers of Welsh Ministers: supplementary

      1. 17. Purpose and conditions for orders made by Welsh Ministers

      2. 18. Consent of UK Ministers

      3. 19. Consultation by Welsh Ministers

      4. 20. Procedure for orders by Welsh Ministers etc

   5. Restrictions on powers of Ministers and Welsh Ministers

      1. 21. Restriction on creation of functions

      2. 22. Restriction on transfer and delegation of functions

      3. 23. Restriction on creation of criminal offences

   6. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities

      1. 24. Transfer schemes

      2. 25. Transfer schemes: procedure

      3. 26. Transfer schemes: taxation

2. Part 2

   Other provisions relating to public bodies

   1. Provision relating to specific bodies

      1. 27. Regional development agencies

      2. 28. Sianel Pedwar Cymru

      3. 29. V & A, Science Museum, Kew and English Heritage

   2. Superannuation

      1. 30. Scope of power to amend Schedule 1 to Superannuation Act 1972

3. Part 3

   Final

   1. 31. Orders: supplementary

   2. 32. Interpretation

   3. 33. Extent

   4. 34. Commencement

   5. 35. Short title

4. 1. Schedule 1

      Power to abolish: bodies and offices

   2. Schedule 2

      Power to merge: bodies and offices

   3. Schedule 3

      Power to modify constitutional arrangements: bodies and
      offices

   4. Schedule 4

      Power to modify funding arrangements: bodies and offices

   5. Schedule 5

      Power to modify or transfer functions: bodies and offices

   6. Schedule 6

      Regional development agencies: consequential repeals