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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Wales Office are published separately
as Bill 6—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Secretary David Jones has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Wales Bill are compatible with the Convention
rights.

Contents

  1. Part 1

    The Assembly and Welsh Government

    1. National Assembly for Wales

      1. 1. Frequency of Assembly ordinary general elections

      2. 2. Removal of restriction on standing for election for both constituency and
        electoral region

      3. 3. MPs to be disqualified from membership of Assembly

    2. Welsh Government

      1. 4. The Welsh Government

      2. 5. First Minister: removal of power to designate after dissolution of Assembly

  2. Part 2

    Finance

    1. Introductory

      1. 6. Taxation: introductory

      2. 7. Amendments relating to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs

    2. Welsh rate of income tax

      1. 8. Welsh rate of income tax

      2. 9. Welsh basic, higher and additional rates of income tax

      3. 10. Amendments to the definition of a Scottish taxpayer

    3. Referendum on income tax provisions

      1. 11. Referendum about commencement of income tax provisions

      2. 12. Proposal for referendum by Assembly

      3. 13. Commencement of the income tax provisions etc if majority in favour

    4. Welsh tax on land transactions

      1. 14. Welsh tax on transactions involving interests in land

      2. 15. Disapplication of UK stamp duty land tax

      3. 16. Information on Welsh land transactions

    5. Welsh tax on disposals to landfill

      1. 17. Welsh tax on disposals to landfill

      2. 18. Disapplication of UK landfill tax

    6. Borrowing

      1. 19. Borrowing by the Welsh Ministers

      2. 20. Repeal of existing borrowing power

    7. Budgetary procedures

      1. 21. Budgetary procedures

    8. Reports

      1. 22. Reports on the implementation and operation of this Part

  3. Part 3

    Miscellaneous

    1. 23. Local housing authorities: limits on housing revenue account debt

    2. 24. The work of the Law Commission so far as relating to Wales

  4. Part 4

    General

    1. 25. Orders

    2. 26. Interpretation

    3. 27. Power to make supplementary, consequential, etc provision

    4. 28. Commencement

    5. 29. Extent and short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Referendum about commencement of income tax provisions

    2. Schedule 2

      Welsh tax on land transactions: consequential amendments

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