Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 1458
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, WALES
The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2006
Made
7th June 2006
Coming into force
8th June 2006
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day of June 2006
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas the draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of sections 22 and 24(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to, the Government of Wales Act 1998 ( 1 ), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is ordered, as follows—
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2006.
(2) This Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Transfer of Functions
2. The following functions of a Minister of the Crown are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales—
(a) the functions of the Secretary of State under section 1 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983( 2 )); and
(b) all functions of the Secretary of State under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ( 3 ).
3. Any reference in this Order to a function of a Minister of the Crown under an enactment or subordinate legislation includes a reference to any functions of that Minister which are included in any scheme, regulations, rules, order, bye-laws or other instrument having effect under or in relation to that enactment or subordinate legislation, and the power to confer functions on that Minister by any such scheme, regulations, rules, order, bye-laws or other instrument shall have effect as a power to confer such functions on the Assembly.
Transfer of property
4. The provisions of section 23(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 do not apply to any documentary or electronic records to which a Minister of the Crown is entitled, at the coming into force of this Order, in connection with any function exercisable by the Minister which is transferred by this Order.
A.K.Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council