LORDS AMENDMENTS TO THE

WALES BILL

[The page and line references are to HL Bill 63, the bill as first printed for the Lords]

Clause 1

Page 2, line 2, leave out “There is” and insert “The law that applies in Wales

includes”

Clause 3

Page 3, line 3, leave out “paragraphs 8 to 11 of Schedule 7B” and insert “any

requirement for consent or consultation imposed under paragraph 8, 10 or 11 of

Schedule 7B or otherwise”

Clause 4

Page 3, line 21, leave out “Wales public” and insert “Devolved Welsh”

Page 3, leave out lines 22 to 25 and insert—

“(1)    

In this Act “devolved Welsh authority” means—

(a)    

a public authority that meets the conditions in subsection (2),

(b)    

a public authority that is specified, or is of a description specified,

in Schedule 9A (whether or not it meets those conditions), or

(c)    

the governing body of an institution within the higher education

sector (within the meaning of section 91(5) of the Further and

Higher Education Act 1992) whose activities are carried on, or

principally carried on, in Wales.”

Clause 5

Page 6, line 19, at the end insert—

“(3)    

In section 7 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

(Commission to be consulted on changes to electoral law), in subsection

(2)(f), after “64(3)” insert “or regulations under section 13A”.

Clause 9

Page 12, line 9, at end insert “, and

( )    

the number of persons who may hold the office of Welsh Minister

appointed under section 48 or the office of Deputy Welsh Minister.”

Clause 13

Page 15, line 26, at the end insert—

“( )    

Welsh legislation may make further provision for the purpose of ensuring

that devolved Welsh authorities that receive sums derived from the Fund

are accountable.

That provision may, in particular, include provision for a devolved Welsh

authority to which subsection (1)(a) does not apply to be accountable for its

expenditure and receipts in respect of functions for which it receives sums

derived from the Fund.”

Page 15, line 44, leave out “Wales public” and insert “devolved Welsh”

After Clause 17

Insert the following new Clause—

“Lending for capital expenditure

In section 122A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (lending for capital

expenditure), in subsections (1) and (3), for “£500 million” substitute

“£1,000 million”.”

Clause 21

Leave out Clause 21

Clause 27

Page 24, line 11, leave out “subsection (9)(g), (i) and (j)” and insert “subsections (2),

(3) and (9)”

Page 24, line 13, at end insert—

“( )    

In section 6A (applications for registration etc where restrictions are in

force), after subsection (12) insert—

“(13)    

The power to make regulations under subsection (11), so far as

exercisable in relation to Wales, is exercisable by the Welsh

Ministers (and not by the Secretary of State).”

( )    

In section 6B (applications for registration where quality contracts scheme

in force), after subsection (8) insert—

“(9)    

The power to make regulations under subsections (5) and (7), so far

as exercisable in relation to Wales, is exercisable by the Welsh

Ministers (and not by the Secretary of State).””

Clause 29

Page 25, line 12, leave out “sections 11 and 43(1)” and insert “section 11”

Page 25, line 27, at end insert—

“( )    

section 1 of the Harbours (Loans) Act 1972;”

Page 26, line 9, leave out from “exercise” to “in” in line 10 and insert “, by a Minister

of the Crown, of certain functions”

Page 26, line 13, at end insert—

“( )    

the exercise, by a Minister of the Crown, of certain functions in

relation to two or more harbours where at least one of those

harbours is wholly in Wales and is not a reserved trust port.”

Clause 30

Page 26, line 35, at end insert—

“( )    

In section 43 (provisions with respect to loans made by Minister)—

(a)    

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)    

Any loans which the Welsh Ministers make under section 11

of this Act shall be repaid to them at such times and by such

methods, and interest thereon shall be paid to them at such

rates and at such times, as they may from time to time

direct.”;

(b)    

after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)    

Such sums as are necessary to enable the Welsh Ministers to

make loans under section 11 of this Act may be issued to

them out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund.”;

(c)    

after subsection (4) insert—

“(4A)    

Any sums received by the Welsh Ministers under

subsection (1A) of this section shall be paid into the Welsh

Consolidated Fund.”;

(d)    

after subsection (5) insert—

“(6)    

The Welsh Ministers shall, as respects each financial year,

prepare an account of sums issued to them under this

section and of the sums to be paid into the Welsh

Consolidated Fund under subsection (4A) and of the

disposal by them of those sums respectively, and send it to

the Auditor General for Wales not later than the end of

November following the year; and the Auditor General for

Wales shall examine, certify and report on the account and

lay copies of it, together with his report, before the National

Assembly for Wales.”;

(e)    

in the heading, at the end insert “or the Welsh Ministers”.”

Clause 35

Page 29, line 43, at end insert—

“( )    

Where the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers have made an order

under section 42A of the Harbours Act 1964 delegating the function of

making a harbour revision order, the duty in subsection (1) or (2), so far as

it relates to the function mentioned in subsection (4)(c), applies to the

delegate as it applies to the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers.”

After Clause 35

Insert the following new Clause—

“Exercise of functions in relation to two or more harbours

(1)    

Where—

(a)    

a Minister of the Crown proposes to exercise a relevant function in

relation to two or more harbours, and

(b)    

at least one of those harbours is a harbour that is wholly in Wales

and is not a reserved trust port,

the Minister of the Crown must first consult the Welsh Ministers (except

where section 36(1) applies).

(2)    

Where a Minister of the Crown has made an order under section 42A of the

Harbours Act 1964, the duty in subsection (1) applies to the delegate as it

applies to a Minister of the Crown.

(3)    

In this section—

“relevant function” has the same meaning as in section 34;

“reserved trust port” has the meaning given in section 32;

“Wales” has the same meaning as in section 34.”