Government of Wales Act 1998

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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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Government of Wales Act 1998 canonical 29

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
constitutional statute ⓘ
amendedBy Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1999-07-01 ⓘ
citation 1998 c. 38 ⓘ
containsPart provisions on Assembly elections ⓘ
provisions on Assembly proceedings ⓘ
provisions on finance and audit for the Assembly ⓘ
provisions on the Welsh Administration Ombudsman ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBody National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
linked to: Senedd
defines powers of the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
structure of the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
electoralSystemSpecified Additional Member System for Assembly elections ⓘ
enabled creation of a corporate body National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
governs devolution settlement for Wales (1999–2007) ⓘ
implementedFollowing 1997 Welsh devolution referendum ⓘ
introducedAsBillBy UK Government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
jurisdiction Wales ⓘ
languageOfStatute English ⓘ
legislatureEnactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to establish and make provision about the National Assembly for Wales and the transfer of functions to it; and for connected purposes. ⓘ
modelOfDevolution executive devolution ⓘ
numberOfAssemblyMembers 60 ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
partlySupersededBy Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ
precededBy Wales Act 1978 (failed implementation) ⓘ
primaryPurpose to create the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
to establish devolved government in Wales ⓘ
to transfer certain powers from UK ministers to the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
providedFor appointment of Assembly Secretaries (later Welsh Ministers) ⓘ
appointment of an Assembly First Secretary (later First Minister) ⓘ
establishment of Assembly Committees ⓘ
executive powers for the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
four-year fixed terms for the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
secondary legislative powers for the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
regionAffected Wales ⓘ
relatedTo United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ
Welsh devolution ⓘ
royalAssent 1998-07-31 ⓘ
shortTitle Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
status amended ⓘ
subjectMatter constitutional law ⓘ
devolution ⓘ
public administration in Wales ⓘ
transferredFunctionsFrom Secretary of State for Wales ⓘ
transferredFunctionsTo National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
linked to: Senedd
yearEnacted 1998 ⓘ

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Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Welsh Government → legalBasis → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Scotland Act 1998 → relatedTo → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Senedd → createdBy → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
NHS Wales → legalBasis → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Government of Wales Act 1998 → shortTitle → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
First Minister of Wales → officeCreatedBy → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Government of Wales Act 2006 → predecessor → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Crown in right of Wales → constitutionalBasis → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Act 1998 → relatedTo → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Welsh → protectedBy → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament → includesNotableExample → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Wales Act 2014 → relatedTo → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Assembly Government Ministers → legalBasis → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Welsh Consolidated Fund → legalBasis → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Welsh law → regulatedBy → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Wales Act 1978 → followedBy → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
1997 Welsh devolution referendum → followedBy → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
1997 Welsh devolution referendum → implementedBy → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Welsh Language Act 1993 → relatedTo → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
First Blair ministry → implementedPolicy → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Welsh Government → legalBasis → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
UK Government and devolved legislatures → constitutionalBasis → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Senedd electoral regions of Wales → createdBy → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 → followedBy → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
UK Parliament 1987–2001 → includesReform → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Anglo-Welsh relations → involvesEvent → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Welsh legislative consent convention → relatedTo → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
UK Parliament 1997–2001 → notableLegislation → Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ