Section 148 Meaning of “Welsh public records”I1
United Kingdom
The following are Welsh public records—
administrative and departmental records belonging to Her Majesty which are records of the Welsh F1... Government,
administrative and departmental records of the Auditor General,
administrative and departmental records belonging to Her Majesty which are records of or held by the Welsh Revenue Authority;
administrative and departmental records belonging to Her Majesty which are records of or held in any government department which is wholly or mainly concerned with Welsh affairs,
administrative and departmental records belonging to Her Majesty which are records of any office, commission or other body or establishment under Her Majesty's Government which is wholly or mainly concerned with Welsh affairs in a field or fields in which the Welsh Ministers have functions, or the First Minister or the Counsel General has functions,
administrative and departmental records of the bodies and establishments specified in subsection (2) (but not records of health service hospitals in Wales which are of the descriptions excepted from being public records for the purposes of the Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51) in the case of health service hospitals in England), and
The bodies and establishments referred to in subsection (1)(e) are—
the Care Council for Wales,
the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research,
the Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales,
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the Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales,
the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru,
Family Practitioner Committees for localities in Wales,
the Further Education Funding Council for Wales,
the General Teaching Council for Wales,
health service hospitals, within the meaning of the F9National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, in Wales,
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the National Council for Education and Training for Wales,
National Health Service Authorities for districts or localities in Wales, or for areas in or consisting of Wales, including National Health Service trusts all of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in Wales,
the Natural Resources Body for Wales,
the Office of Environmental Governance Wales,
the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales,
Qualifications Wales,
the Wales Centre for Health, and
the Welsh Board of Health.
An order under subsection (1)(f) may be made in relation to a description of records—
which (immediately before the order is made) are public records for the purposes of the Public Records Act 1958, or
which (at that time) are not public records for those purposes.
A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (1)(f) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
In this section “records” includes—
written records, and
records conveying information by any other means.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Act omitted (17.2.2015) by virtue of Wales Act 2014 (c. 29), s. 4(2)(a) (with s. 4(3))
- F2
S. 148(1)(ba) inserted (18.10.2017) by Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 6), ss. 34, 194(2); S.I. 2017/954, art. 2
- F3
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))
- F4
Words in s. 148(1)(f) substituted (9.12.2015) by The Transfer of Functions (Information and Public Records) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1897), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(b)
- F5
S. 148(2)(aa) inserted (4.9.2023) by Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc 1), s. 148(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(2)(a) (with s. 19); S.I. 2023/919, art. 2(ii)(x)
- F6
S. 148(2)(aa) inserted (1.4.2023) by Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (asc 1), s. 29(2), Sch. 3 para. 9; S.I. 2023/370, art. 3(1)(t)
- F7
S. 148(2)(b) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 437(2) (with Sch. 7)
- F8
S. 148(2)(ca) inserted (25.6.2024) by Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), s. 25(1)(a), Sch. 1 para. 40(a)
- F9
Words in s. 148(2)(g) substituted (1.3.2007) by virtue of National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 2, 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 303 (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
- F10
S. 148(2)(h) omitted (1.8.2024) by virtue of Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc 1), s. 148(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(2)(b) (with s. 19); S.I. 2024/806, art. 2(k)(xii) (with art. 28)
- F11
S. 148(2)(i) omitted (25.6.2024) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), s. 25(1)(a), Sch. 1 para. 40(b)
- F12
S. 148(2)(ka) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 437(3) (with Sch. 7)
- F13
S. 148(kb) inserted (27.6.2026) by Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026 (asc 4), s. 46(2)(g), Sch. 4 para. 2
- F14
S. 148(2)(la) inserted (21.9.2015) by Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5), s. 60(2), Sch. 4 para. 7; S.I. 2015/1687, art. 2 (with arts. 3-12)
- F15
Words in s. 148(4)(a) substituted (9.12.2015) by The Transfer of Functions (Information and Public Records) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1897), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(b)
Modifications
- C1
S. 148(1)(f): functions transferred (9.12.2015) by The Transfer of Functions (Information and Public Records) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1897), arts. 1(2), 6(1)(d) (with art. 7)
- C2
S. 148(4)(a): functions transferred (9.12.2015) by The Transfer of Functions (Information and Public Records) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1897), arts. 1(2), 6(1)(d) (with art. 7)
Commencement
- I1
This provision in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))