Wales Act 1978 (failed implementation)
E150281
The Wales Act 1978 was a UK Parliament measure intended to establish a devolved Welsh Assembly, but it never came into force after failing to secure sufficient support in the 1979 devolution referendum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wales Act 1978 | 1 |
| Wales Act 1978 (failed implementation) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1315222 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wales Act 1978 (failed implementation) Context triple: [Government of Wales Act 1998, precededBy, Wales Act 1978 (failed implementation)]
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A.
Government of Wales Act 1998
The Government of Wales Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Wales by creating the National Assembly for Wales and defining its powers and structures.
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B.
Wales Act 2017
The Wales Act 2017 is a UK law that significantly expanded and clarified the legislative and fiscal powers of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd), moving Wales towards a reserved-powers model of devolution.
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C.
Wales Act 2014
The Wales Act 2014 is a UK law that expanded the Welsh devolution settlement by granting the Senedd new tax and borrowing powers and further defining its legislative competence.
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D.
Government of Wales Act 2006
The Government of Wales Act 2006 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed Welsh devolution by enhancing the powers and formal structure of Wales’s devolved government and legislature.
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E.
Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 is UK legislation that reorganised local government in Wales, establishing new unitary authorities and redefining administrative boundaries and responsibilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wales Act 1978 (failed implementation) Target entity description: The Wales Act 1978 was a UK Parliament measure intended to establish a devolved Welsh Assembly, but it never came into force after failing to secure sufficient support in the 1979 devolution referendum.
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A.
Government of Wales Act 1998
The Government of Wales Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Wales by creating the National Assembly for Wales and defining its powers and structures.
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B.
Wales Act 2017
The Wales Act 2017 is a UK law that significantly expanded and clarified the legislative and fiscal powers of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd), moving Wales towards a reserved-powers model of devolution.
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C.
Wales Act 2014
The Wales Act 2014 is a UK law that expanded the Welsh devolution settlement by granting the Senedd new tax and borrowing powers and further defining its legislative competence.
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D.
Government of Wales Act 2006
The Government of Wales Act 2006 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed Welsh devolution by enhancing the powers and formal structure of Wales’s devolved government and legislature.
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E.
Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 is UK legislation that reorganised local government in Wales, establishing new unitary authorities and redefining administrative boundaries and responsibilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
devolution legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Wales ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
United Kingdom devolution process
ⓘ
Welsh nationalism ⓘ |
| constitutionalSignificance | early failed attempt at Welsh self-government ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effectOnDevolutionTimeline | delayed establishment of Welsh legislature until late 1990s ⓘ |
| followedBy | Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ |
| geographicScope | territory of Wales ⓘ |
| historicalContext | first UK attempt at Welsh devolution by statute ⓘ |
| intendedInstitutionType | unicameral elected assembly ⓘ |
| intendedPowers | limited devolved powers ⓘ |
| intendedToCreate | devolved legislature for Wales ⓘ |
| intendedToEstablish |
Welsh Assembly
ⓘ
linked to:
Senedd
|
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales (as part of UK legal system)
ⓘ
linked to:
England and Wales
|
| languageOfLegislation | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public general Act ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| policyArea |
constitutional reform
ⓘ
devolution ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kilbrandon Commission recommendations ⓘ |
| reasonForNonCommencement | failure of 1979 Welsh devolution referendum ⓘ |
| referendumDate | 1 March 1979 ⓘ |
| referendumHeld | 1979 Welsh devolution referendum ⓘ |
| referendumOutcome | majority No vote ⓘ |
| requiredConditionForCommencement | approval in Welsh devolution referendum ⓘ |
| resultingEffect | Act not brought into force ⓘ |
| status | not in force ⓘ |
| subjectOf | 1979 Welsh devolution campaign ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wales Act 1978 (failed implementation) Description of subject: The Wales Act 1978 was a UK Parliament measure intended to establish a devolved Welsh Assembly, but it never came into force after failing to secure sufficient support in the 1979 devolution referendum.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wales Act 1978 (failed implementation)