Government of Wales Act 2006

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
constitutional statute
amendedBy Wales Act 2014
Wales Act 2017
containsPart Part 1 – Elections and franchise
Part 2 – The Welsh Ministers
Part 3 – Legislative competence (pre-2011 model)
Part 4 – Assembly Acts (post‑referendum model)
Part 5 – Finance
Part 6 – Miscellaneous and general
country United Kingdom
createdBody Counsel General for Wales
First Minister for Wales
Welsh Government
Welsh Ministers
definesOffice Counsel General for Wales
Deputy Welsh Ministers
First Minister for Wales
Welsh Ministers
electoralSystemSpecified Additional Member System for Assembly elections
enabledReferendum 2011 Welsh devolution referendum
imposesDuty on Welsh Ministers to act compatibly with EU law (prior to Brexit)
on Welsh Ministers to act compatibly with the European Convention on Human Rights
introducedModel separation of powers between Welsh executive and legislature
jurisdiction Wales
legislatureAffected National Assembly for Wales
linked to: Senedd

Senedd Cymru
linked to: Senedd
longTitle An Act to make provision for the government of Wales; to reform the National Assembly for Wales and to provide for the appointment of Welsh Ministers; and for connected purposes.
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
partOf Welsh devolution settlement
linked to: Wales Act 2014
postReferendumEffect granted primary law‑making powers to the National Assembly for Wales in devolved areas
predecessor Government of Wales Act 1998
providesFor Orders in Council conferring legislative competence
appointment of Counsel General for Wales
appointment of First Minister for Wales
appointment of Welsh Ministers
legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales
statutory recognition of the Welsh Government
referendumResultImplemented 2011 Welsh devolution referendum
reformedBody National Assembly for Wales
linked to: Senedd
region Wales
requires Welsh Ministers to act within devolved competence
royalAssent 2006-07-25
separatedExecutiveFromLegislature true
shortTitle Government of Wales Act 2006
status in force (as amended)
subjectMatter Welsh governance
constitutional law
devolution
yearOfAct 2006

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Welsh Government legalBasis Government of Wales Act 2006
Senedd reformedBy Government of Wales Act 2006
Government of Wales Act 1998 amendedBy Government of Wales Act 2006
Government of Wales Act 1998 partlySupersededBy Government of Wales Act 2006
First Minister of Wales officeModifiedBy Government of Wales Act 2006
Government of Wales Act 2006 shortTitle Government of Wales Act 2006
Crown in right of Wales constitutionalBasis Government of Wales Act 2006
Counsel General for Wales createdBy Government of Wales Act 2006
Counsel General for Wales constitutingInstrument Government of Wales Act 2006
Welsh Ministers legalBasis Government of Wales Act 2006
Welsh Ministers formedBy Government of Wales Act 2006 devolution settlement
linked to: Government of Wales Act 2006
Constitution of the United Kingdom includes Government of Wales Act 2006
Acts of Senedd Cymru basedOn Government of Wales Act 2006
Wales Act 2014 amends Government of Wales Act 2006
Wales Act 2014 relatedTo Government of Wales Act 2006
Wales Act 2017 amends Government of Wales Act 2006
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 amends Government of Wales Act 2006
Welsh Consolidated Fund legalBasis Government of Wales Act 2006
Welsh law regulatedBy Government of Wales Act 2006
Counsel General for Wales createdBy Government of Wales Act 2006
subject linked to: The Counsel General
Counsel General for Wales legalBasis Government of Wales Act 2006
subject linked to: The Counsel General
2011 Welsh devolution referendum legalBasis Government of Wales Act 2006
2011 Welsh devolution referendum regulatedBy Government of Wales Act 2006
Senedd Commission hasLegalBasis Government of Wales Act 2006
Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 relatedTo Government of Wales Act 2006
Measures of the National Assembly for Wales authorisedBy Government of Wales Act 2006
Measures of the National Assembly for Wales createdBy Government of Wales Act 2006