Section 156 English and Welsh texts of legislationI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The English and Welsh texts of—

(a)

any Assembly Measure or Act of the F1Senedd which is in both English and Welsh when it is enacted, or

(b)

any subordinate legislation which is in both English and Welsh when it is made,

are to be treated for all purposes as being of equal standing.

F2(1A)

Subsection (1) does not apply to any legislation to which Part 2 of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 applies (but section 5 of that Act makes corresponding provision in relation to legislation to which that Part applies).

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 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))
F2: S. 156(1A) inserted (11.9.2019) by Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4), s. 44(1)(e), Sch. 2 para. 2(2)(a)
F3: S. 156(2)-(5) omitted (11.9.2019) by virtue of Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4), s. 44(1)(e), Sch. 2 para. 2(2)(b)

Commencement

I1: This provision in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))