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Schedule 14 — Powers of National Assembly for Wales

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Schedule 14

Section 184

 

Powers of National Assembly for Wales

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Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (Assembly

measures) is amended in accordance with this Schedule.

2          

In Part 1, after the heading “Field 12: local government” insert—

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Matter 12.1

   

Provision for and in connection with—

(a)   

the constitution of new principal areas and the

abolition or alteration of existing principal areas,

and

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(b)   

the establishment of councils for new principal

areas and the abolition of existing principal

councils.

   

“Principal area” means a county borough or a county in

Wales, and “principal council” means a council for a

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principal area.

   

Matter 12.2

   

Provision for and in connection with—

(a)   

the procedure for the making and coming into

force of byelaws, and

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(b)   

the enforcement of byelaws.

   

“Byelaws” means those of a class which may be confirmed

by the Welsh Ministers (but the provision which may be

made includes provision to remove a requirement of

confirmation).

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Matter 12.3

   

Any of the following—

(a)   

the principles which are to govern the conduct of

members of relevant authorities,

(b)   

codes of conduct for such members,

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(c)   

the conferral on any person of functions relating to

the promotion or maintenance of high standards of

conduct of such members (including the

establishment of bodies to have such functions),

(d)   

the making or handling of allegations that

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members (or former members) of relevant

authorities have breached standards of conduct,

including in particular—

(i)   

the investigation and adjudication of such

allegations and reports on the outcome of

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investigations,

(ii)   

the action that may be taken where

breaches are found to have occurred,

(e)   

codes of conduct for employees of relevant

authorities.

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For the purposes of this matter—

   

“relevant authority” has the same meaning as in

Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2000, except

 

 

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that other than in paragraph (d) it does not include

a police authority,

   

“member” includes a co-opted member within the

meaning of that Part.

   

Matter 12.4

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Provision for and in connection with strategies of county

councils and county borough councils for promoting or

improving the economic, social or environmental well-

being of their areas or contributing to the achievement of

sustainable development in the United Kingdom,

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including provision imposing requirements in connection

with such strategies on other persons with functions of a

public nature.

   

Matter 12.5

   

Provision for and in connection with—

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(a)   

the making of arrangements by relevant Welsh

authorities to secure improvement in the way in

which their functions are exercised,

(b)   

the making of arrangements by relevant Welsh

authorities for the involvement in the exercise of

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their functions of people who are likely to be

affected by, or interested in, the exercise of the

functions, and

(c)   

the assessment and inspection of the performance

of relevant Welsh authorities in exercising their

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functions.

   

The following are “relevant Welsh authorities”—

(a)   

a county council, county borough council or

community council in Wales,

(b)   

a National Park authority for a National Park in

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Wales,

(c)   

a fire and rescue authority in Wales constituted by

a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue

Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of

that Act applies,

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(d)   

a levying body within the meaning of section 74(1)

of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 in

respect of which the county council or charging

authority referred to in section 74(1)(b) of that Act

was a council or authority for an area in Wales,

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(e)   

a body to which section 75 of that Act applies

(special levies) and which as regards the financial

year beginning in 1989 had power to levy a rate by

reference to property in Wales.”

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In Part 2, after paragraph 2 insert—

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“Police areas

2A         

A provision of an Assembly Measure cannot make any alteration

in police areas.”

 

 

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In Part 3, after paragraph 7 insert—

“Police areas

7A         

Part 2 does not prevent a provision of an Assembly Measure

making an alteration to the boundary of a police area in Wales if

the Secretary of State consents to the provision.”

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Schedule 15

Section 190

 

Repeals

Part 1

Structural and boundary change

 

Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 

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Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)

In Schedule 1A, in Part 1, paragraph 33.

 
 

Local Government Finance Act

In section 91(3B), the words “(in this section

 
 

1988 (c. 41)

referred to as “the reorganisation date”)”.

 
 

Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16)

In section 27(5), the words “pursuant to a

 
  

structural change”.

 

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Local Government Act 1992

In section 13—

 
 

(c. 19)

(a)   

subsections (1) and (2);

 
  

(b)   

subsection (7)(a).

 
  

In section 14—

 
  

(a)   

in subsection (1), paragraphs (a) and (b),

 

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in paragraph (c) the words from

 
  

“whether” to the end of the paragraph,

 
  

and the words after paragraph (c);

 
  

(b)   

subsections (2), (3), (5), (6) and (7).

 
  

In section 15—

 

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(a)   

in subsection (3)(c), the words “or police

 
  

authority”;

 
  

(b)   

in subsection (4)(c), the words “or police

 
  

authority”;

 
  

(c)   

subsection (7A)(a).

 

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Section 16.

 
 

 

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Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 
 

Local Government Act 1992

In section 17—

 
 

(c. 19)—cont.

(a)   

subsection (1);

 
  

(b)   

subsection (2)(a);

 
  

(c)   

in subsection (3), the words “Subject to

 

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subsection (3A) below,”, the words

 
  

“Electoral Commission or of the”,

 
  

paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (ea), (g) and (h),

 
  

and in paragraph (f), the words from the

 
  

beginning to “district councillors,” and

 

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the words “for any parish situated in the

 
  

district”;

 
  

(d)   

subsections (3A) and (3B);

 
  

(e)   

in subsection (4), the words “or in an

 
  

agreement under section 20 below”;

 

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(f)   

subsections (5) and (6).

 
  

Section 18.

 
  

Section 19(2).

 
  

Sections 20 to 22.

 
  

In section 26—

 

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(a)   

in subsection (1), paragraphs (a) and (b)

 
  

and, in paragraph (c), the words “or

 
  

relates only to parishes”;

 
  

(b)   

subsection (2);

 
  

(c)   

in subsection (3), the words “orders or”

 

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in the first place where they occur;

 
  

(d)   

in subsection (4) the words “order or”;

 
  

(e)   

subsection (5);

 
  

(f)   

in subsection (6), the words “the

 
  

Secretary of State is or”, the words “he

 

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or”, and the words “he thinks or”.

 
 

Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)

In section 79(1), in the definition of “public

 
  

authority”, the words “or residuary body”.

 
 

Part 2

Elections in England

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Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 
 

Local Government Act 1972 (c.

Section 7(4) to (6).

 
 

70)

Section 8(2)(c).

 

Part 3

Executive arrangements for England

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Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 
 

Local Government Act 1972

In Schedule 12, paragraph 1(2)(aa).

 
 

(c. 70)

  
 

 

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Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 
 

Local Government Act 2000

Section 39(4).

 
 

(c. 22)

In section 41(c), “and”.

 
 

Part 4

Parishes

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Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 
 

Local Government and Rating

Part 2.

 
 

Act 1997 (c. 29)

  

Part 5

Overview and scrutiny committees

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Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 
 

Local Government Act 2000

Section 21(8).

 
 

(c. 22)

  

Part 6

Byelaws

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Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 
 

Public Health Acts Amendment

In subsection (4) of section 82, the words from

 
 

Act 1907 (c. 53)

“Provided” to the end of the subsection.

 
 

Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49)

In section 231(1)—

 
  

(a)   

in paragraph (b), the words “bathing-

 

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machines may be stationed, or”,

 
  

(b)   

in paragraph (c), the words “bathing-

 
  

machines,”,

 
  

(c)   

paragraph (d).

 
 

Public Health (Control of

Section 56(2) and (3).

 

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Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22)

  

Part 7

Best value

 

Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 
 

Housing Associations Act 1985

In section 75(1B), the words from “, except” to

 

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(c. 69)

the end.

 
 

 

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Extent of repeal

 
 

Local Government Act 1999

In section 1—

 
 

(c. 27)

(a)   

in subsection (1)(d), the words “(subject

 
  

to subsection (8))”;

 
  

(b)   

subsection (3);

 

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(c)   

subsection (5);

 
  

(d)   

subsection (6)(c);

 
  

(e)   

subsection (8).

 
  

In section 2—

 
  

(a)   

subsection (2)(a);

 

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(b)   

subsection (3).

 
  

Section 4(6).

 
  

Section 5.

 
  

Section 6(2)(c), (d) and (l).

 
  

Section 7(3).

 

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In section 7(3A), the words “If an authority’s

 
  

auditor is appointed by the Auditor General

 
  

for Wales,”.

 
  

In section 7(4)—

 
  

(a)   

paragraph (e);

 

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(b)   

in paragraph (ea), the words “if the

 
  

auditor is appointed by the Auditor

 
  

General for Wales,”.

 
  

In section 7(5)—

 
  

(a)   

paragraph (b);

 

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(b)   

in paragraph (ba), the words “if the

 
  

auditor is appointed by the Auditor

 
  

General for Wales,”.

 
  

In section 7(7), the word “, (3)”.

 
  

In section 7(8)—

 

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(a)   

paragraph (a);

 
  

(b)   

in paragraph (aa), the words “if he was

 
  

appointed by the Auditor General for

 
  

Wales,”;

 
  

(c)   

in the words following paragraph (b),

 

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the word “, (3)”.

 
  

In section 7(8A)—

 
  

(a)   

in paragraph (a), the words “, if the

 
  

authority is a best value authority in

 
  

Wales,”;

 

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(b)   

paragraph (b).

 
  

Section 7(9).

 
  

Section 8.

 
  

Section 8B(1), (3) and (4).

 
  

In section 10(4), paragraph (a) and the word

 

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“and” following that paragraph.

 
  

In section 11(4)(b), the word “must”.

 
  

Section 13(5).

 
  

Section 21.

 
  

Section 22(8).

 

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In section 23(6), the words “(within the meaning

 
  

of section 7)”.

 
  

In section 26(2)(a), the words “best value”.

 
 

 

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Extent of repeal

 
 

Local Government Act 1999

In section 28(2), the word “5,”.

 
 

(c. 27)—cont.

In section 29—

 
  

(a)   

subsection (3);

 
  

(b)   

in subsection (4), the words “to Wales”.

 

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Local Government Act 2000

In section 21—

 
 

(c. 22)

(a)   

in subsection (4), the words “Subject to

 
  

subsection (5),”;

 
  

(b)   

subsection (5).

 
 

Local Government Act 2003

Sections 34 and 35.

 

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(c. 26)

In section 95(7), the definition of “best value

 
  

authority”.

 
  

In section 100(2)(b), the words “4 to 6,”.

 
  

In section 101(8), in the definition of

 
  

“appropriate person”, the words “, in relation

 

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to Scotland,”.

 
  

In section 102(8)—

 
  

(a)   

in the definition of “appropriate person”,

 
  

the words “in relation to Scotland,”;

 
  

(b)   

in the definition of “local authority”,

 

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paragraph (a) and, in paragraph (b), the

 
  

words “in relation to Scotland,”.

 
 

Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004

Section 59(4).

 
 

(c. 23)

In Schedule 1—

 
  

(a)   

paragraph 4;

 

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(b)   

paragraph 5(2), (4), (6), (9) and (13).

 
 

Police and Justice Act 2006

Section 4.

 
 

(c. 48)

  
 

Local Government and Public

Section 106(1)(b).

 
 

Involvement in Health Act

  

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2007 (c. 00)

  
 

Part 8

Change of name of the Audit Commission

 

Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 
 

Prison Act 1952 (c. 52)

In Schedule A1, in paragraphs 2(2)(h), 3(2)(e)

 

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and 4(h), the words “and Wales”.

 
 

House of Commons

In Schedule 1, in Part 3, in the entry relating to

 
 

Disqualification Act 1975

any member of the Audit Commission in

 
 

(c. 24)

receipt of remuneration, the words “and

 
  

Wales”.

 

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Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)

In Schedule 1A, in Part 2, in the entry relating to

 
  

the Audit Commission, the words “and

 
  

Wales”.

 
 

Housing Associations Act 1985

In section 75(1A), the words “and Wales”.

 
 

(c. 69)

  

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Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)

In section 22(5)(b), the words “and Wales”.

 
 

 

 
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