List of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru

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This is a list of acts of Senedd Cymru (referred to as acts of the National Assembly for Wales if passed before 6 May 2020) and measures of the National Assembly for Wales , passed by Senedd Cymru (the Welsh Parliament; or simply the Senedd) from its establishment as the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 until the present. Following the passing of the Government of Wales Act 2006, the (then) National Assembly was conferred with the power to pass Measures on 3 May 2007. [1] It has no longer been possible for the Senedd to pass Measures since 5 May 2011, when it was instead conferred with the power to pass Acts of Senedd Cymru (then known as Acts of the National Assembly for Wales) following a referendum. [2] On 6 May 2020, the National Assembly for Wales was renamed Senedd Cymru (or, in English, the Welsh Parliament). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Government of Wales Act 2006, 2006 c. 32, ss. 93 & 161; Government of Wales Act 1998, 1998 c. 38, s. 3; National Assembly for Wales (Day of First Ordinary Election) (Postponement of Community Councils Elections etc.) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/722, art. 2.
  2. ↑ Government of Wales Act 2006, 2006 c. 32, ss. 106 & 107; Government of Wales Act 2006 (Commencement of Assembly Act Provisions, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Modifications) Order 2011, S.I. 2011/1011 (W. 150) (C. 42), arts. 2 & 3.
  3. ↑ Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020, 2020 anaw 1, s. 2.
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