Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 1830
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW DEVOLUTION, WALES
The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2000
Made
12th July 2000
Coming into force
2nd October 2000
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of July 2000
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas the draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in pursuance of section 22(4)(a) of the Government of Wales Act 1998( 1 );
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 22 of the Government of Wales Act 1998,
is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: –
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer ofFunctions) (No. 2) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 2nd October 2000.
(2) In this Order –
(a) “the Act” means the Human Rights Act 1998( 2 );
“the Convention rights” and “primary legislation” have the same meaning as in the Act;
“court” has the same meaning as in section 4(5) of the Act;
“the National Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;
“subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Act; and
“Wales” has the same meaning as in the Government of Wales Act 1998 as read with article 6 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999( 3 )
(b) references to subordinate legislation made by the National Assembly or a Minister of the Crown shall be construed as including subordinate legislation confirmed or approved by the National Assembly or, as the case may be, a Minister of the Crown and like expressions shall be construed accordingly.
Human Rights Act 1998
2. —(1) It is directed that, in respect of any proceedings to which paragraph (2) applies, the function of a Minister of the Crown under section 5(2) of the Human Rights Act (joinder of Minister etc. as a party to proceedings) shall be exercisable by the National Assembly concurrently with any Minister of the Crown by whom it is exercisable.
(2) This paragraph applies to any proceedings in which a court is considering whether to make a declaration of incompatibility within the meaning of section 4 of the Human Rights Act 1998 in respect of –
(a) subordinate legislation made by the National Assembly; and
(b) subordinate legislation made, in relation to Wales, by a Minister of the Crown in the exercise of a function which is exercisable by the National Assembly.
A K Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council