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Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025

2025 asc 3 · Enacted 10 July 2025 · Extends to England and Wales

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An Act of Senedd Cymru to promote the accessibility of Welsh law by making provision about the procedure for making and publishing Welsh legislation, and by repealing certain enactments that are no longer of practical utility or benefit, and connected purposes.

[10 July 2025]

Having been passed by Senedd Cymru and having received the assent of His Majesty, it is enacted as follows:

Contents

  1. Part 1: PROCEDURE FOR MAKING WELSH SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION
  2. 1New Part 2A of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019
  3. 2Road traffic orders not required to be made by Welsh statutory instrument
  4. Part 2: PUBLICATION ETC. OF WELSH LEGISLATION
  5. 3New Part 2B of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019
  6. Part 3: REPEALS OF WELSH LEGISLATION
  7. 4Repeals and connected amendments
  8. Part 4: GENERAL
  9. 5Post-legislative scrutiny
  10. 6Activities to improve accessibility of Welsh law
  11. 7Minor amendments to the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019
  12. 8Consequential amendments
  13. 9Coming into force
  14. 10Short title
  15. Schedule 1: REPEALS AND CONNECTED AMENDMENTS
  16. Part 1: RURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARDS
  17. 1Agriculture Act 1967 (c. 22)
  18. 2Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  19. 3Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
  20. Part 2: ENTERPRISE ZONE AREAS
  21. 4Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
  22. 5Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  23. 6Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 6)
  24. Part 3: HOUSING ACTION TRUSTS
  25. 7Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)
  26. 8Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10)
  27. 9Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  28. 10Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)
  29. 11Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
  30. 12Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
  31. 13Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48)
  32. 14Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12)
  33. 15Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20)
  34. 16Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1)
  35. 17Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 1)
  36. Part 4: LOCAL PLANS, STRUCTURE PLANS AND UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLANS
  37. 18Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
  38. 19Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  39. 20Planning Act 2008 (c. 29)
  40. 21Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2847)
  41. Part 5: ENERGY POLICIES IN DEVELOPMENT PLANS
  42. 22Planning and Energy Act 2008 (c. 21)
  43. 23Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4)
  44. 24Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)
  45. Part 6: OFFENCE OF REMOVAL OF SOIL WITHOUT CONSENT
  46. 25Agricultural Land (Removal of Surface Soil) Act 1953 (c. 10)
  47. Part 7: DOMESTIC FIRE SAFETY (WALES) MEASURE 2011
  48. 26Domestic Fire Safety (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 3)
  49. Part 8: REORGANISATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  50. 27Social services committees
  51. 28Social services committees
  52. 29The Residuary Body established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  53. 30The Residuary Body established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  54. 31The Residuary Body established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  55. 32The Residuary Body established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  56. 33The Residuary Body established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  57. 34The Residuary Body established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  58. 35The Residuary Body established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  59. 36The Residuary Body established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  60. 37The Residuary Body established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  61. 38Transitional provision under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  62. 39Transitional provision under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  63. 40Decentralisation schemes and joint working under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
  64. 41Decentralisation schemes and joint working under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
  65. Part 9: STATEMENTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
  66. 42Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
  67. 43Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
  68. 44Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4)
  69. Part 10: NATIONAL PARK PLANNING BOARDS
  70. 45Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)
  71. Part 11: WELSH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  72. 46Industry Act 1979 (c. 32)
  73. 47Industry Act 1980 (c. 33)
  74. 48Welsh Development Agency Act 1997 (c. 37)
  75. 49Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
  76. Part 12: DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR RURAL WALES
  77. 50Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 (c. 75)
  78. 51Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
  79. Part 13: LAND AUTHORITY FOR WALES
  80. 52Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
  81. Part 14: AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE 9 TO THE WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981
  82. 53Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)
  83. Part 15: UNRECORDED PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY
  84. 54Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37)
  85. 55Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37)
  86. Part 16: MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE GOVERNMENT OF WALES ACT 1998
  87. 56Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
  88. 57Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
  89. Part 17: TRANSITIONAL PROVISION RELATING TO THE GOVERNMENT OF WALES ACT 2006
  90. 58Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
  91. 59National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43)
  92. 60Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1)
  93. Part 18: WELSH ELECTIONS (CORONAVIRUS) ACT 2021
  94. 61Welsh Elections (Coronavirus) Act 2021 (asc 2)
  95. Part 19: LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE
  96. 62Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5)
  97. Schedule 2: MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGISLATION (WALES) ACT 2019
  98. 1Introduction
  99. 2References to “Welsh subordinate instrument”
  100. 3Laying documents before Senedd Cymru
  101. 4Exercise of a power or duty that is not in force
  102. 5Church Measures: effect of references and amendments
  103. 6Church Measures: effect of references and amendments
  104. 7Church Measures: effect of references and amendments
  105. 8Continuity of subordinate legislation: no effect on Crown application
  106. 9Referring to Welsh subordinate instruments
  107. Schedule 3: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  108. 1Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36)
  109. 2Laying of Documents before Parliament (Interpretation) Act 1948 (c. 59)
  110. 3Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 (c. 47)
  111. 4Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)
  112. 5Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
  113. 6Paragraph 6
  114. 7Paragraph 7
  115. 8Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1)
  116. 9Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4)
  117. 10Paragraph 10
  118. 11Paragraph 11
  119. 12Paragraph 12
  120. 13Paragraph 13
  121. 14Paragraph 14
  122. 15Paragraph 15
  123. 16Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1)
  124. 17Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28)