Paragraph 3 F1
A provision of an Act of the F2Senedd cannot make modifications of, or confer power by subordinate legislation to make modifications of, the private law.
“"The private law”” means the law of contract, agency, bailment, tort, unjust enrichment and restitution, property, trusts and succession.
In sub-paragraph (2) the reference to the law of property does not include intellectual property rights relating to plant varieties or seeds but does include the compulsory acquisition of property.
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a modification that has a purpose (other than modification of the private law) which does not relate to a reserved matter.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Schs. 7A, 7B substituted for Sch. 7 (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(3), Sch. 2 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 2, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 2
- F2
Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(19) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)-(14))