The Government of Wales Act 2006 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reforms the National Assembly for Wales and allows further powers to be granted to it more easily.... , see that article.
The Government of Wales Act, 1998 (1998 c. 38) is an Act
Act of Parliament
An act of Parliament is a statute wikt:enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. It is broadly equivalent to an act of Congress in the United States.... of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislature in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories.... .
The long title is one of the parts, together with the short title, and the operative provisions , which comprise an Act of Parliament or Bill in the United Kingdom and other countries with Westminster-based political systems.... of the Act is An Act to establish and make provision about the National Assembly for Wales
National Assembly for Wales
The National Assembly for Wales is a devolution National Assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. The Assembly comprises 60 members, who are known as Assembly Member, or AMs .... and the offices of Auditor General for Wales
Auditor General for Wales
The Auditor General for Wales is the public official in charge of the Wales Audit Office, the body responsible for auditing the Welsh Assembly Government, its public bodies and local government in Wales.... and Welsh Administration Ombudsman
Ombudsman
An ombudsman is an official, usually appointed by government or by a non-governmental public body, who is charged with investigating complaints by citizens and, where possible, resolving them, usually by making recommendations but sometimes through mediation.... ; to reform certain Welsh public bodies and abolish certain other Welsh public bodies; and for connected purposes. It was passed in 1998 by the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again.... government to create a national assembly
National Assembly
The National Assembly is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. The best known National Assembly, and the first legislature to be known by this title, was that established during the French Revolution in 1789, known as the National Assembly .... for Wales
Wales
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The Secretary of State for Wales is the head of the Wales Office within the United Kingdom Cabinet of the United Kingdom. He is responsible for ensuring Wales interests are taken into account by the Her Majesty's Government, representing the government within Wales and overseeing the passing of United Kingdom legislation which is only for W... , and made provision for elections to the Assembly.
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The Government of Wales Act 2006 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reforms the National Assembly for Wales and allows further powers to be granted to it more easily.... , see that article.
The Government of Wales Act, 1998 (1998 c. 38) is an Act
Act of Parliament
An act of Parliament is a statute wikt:enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. It is broadly equivalent to an act of Congress in the United States.... of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislature in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories.... .
The long title is one of the parts, together with the short title, and the operative provisions , which comprise an Act of Parliament or Bill in the United Kingdom and other countries with Westminster-based political systems.... of the Act is An Act to establish and make provision about the National Assembly for Wales
National Assembly for Wales
The National Assembly for Wales is a devolution National Assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. The Assembly comprises 60 members, who are known as Assembly Member, or AMs .... and the offices of Auditor General for Wales
Auditor General for Wales
The Auditor General for Wales is the public official in charge of the Wales Audit Office, the body responsible for auditing the Welsh Assembly Government, its public bodies and local government in Wales.... and Welsh Administration Ombudsman
Ombudsman
An ombudsman is an official, usually appointed by government or by a non-governmental public body, who is charged with investigating complaints by citizens and, where possible, resolving them, usually by making recommendations but sometimes through mediation.... ; to reform certain Welsh public bodies and abolish certain other Welsh public bodies; and for connected purposes. It was passed in 1998 by the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again.... government to create a national assembly
National Assembly
The National Assembly is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. The best known National Assembly, and the first legislature to be known by this title, was that established during the French Revolution in 1789, known as the National Assembly .... for Wales
Wales
native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ... .
The Secretary of State for Wales is the head of the Wales Office within the United Kingdom Cabinet of the United Kingdom. He is responsible for ensuring Wales interests are taken into account by the Her Majesty's Government, representing the government within Wales and overseeing the passing of United Kingdom legislation which is only for W... , and made provision for elections to the Assembly.
Background
The Act led to the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales in 1999, after the referendum held in 1997 which narrowly approved devolution.
Royal Commission on the Constitution (United Kingdom)
The Royal Commission on the Constitution, also referred to as the Kilbrandon Commission or Kilbrandon Report, was a long-running royal commission set up by Harold Wilson's Labour Party government to examine the structures of the constitution of the United Kingdom and the British Islands and the government of its constituent coun...
