Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 1206
Constitutional Law
Education, Wales
The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Devolved Welsh Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2024
Made
6th November 2024
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, Wednesday the 6th day of November 2024
Present,
The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
His Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006( 1 ), is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Government of Wales Act 2006 (Devolved Welsh Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2024 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) In this Order, “ the 2006 Act ” means the Government of Wales Act 2006.
Amendment of Schedule 9A to the 2006 Act
2. In Schedule 9A to the 2006 Act (devolved Welsh authorities)—
(a) omit “The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales or Cyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru.”( 2 );
(b) after the entry for the Children’s Commissioner for Wales or Comisiynydd Plant Cymru insert “The Commission for Tertiary Education and Research or Comisiwn Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil.” ( 3 ).
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
2006 c. 32 . Section 157A was inserted by section 4(1) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4) and amended by paragraph 2(19) of Schedule 1 to the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1) and section 45(3) of the Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22) .
Section 23 of the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 dissolves the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.
Section 1 of the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 establishes the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research.