# The Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025 (Commencement and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2025, Article 4: Publication etc. of Welsh legislation


(1) Sections 37N to 37R of the 2019 Act do not apply to a Welsh statutory instrument made before 1 January 2026.
(2) In section 37S(2) of the 2019 Act, the reference to publication in accordance with section 37Q is to be read, in relation to a Welsh statutory instrument made before 1 January 2026, as a reference to publication under section 2(1) of the 1946 Act.
(3) Sections 37U and 37W of the 2019 Act do not apply to a Welsh statutory instrument made before 1 January 2026 or an Act of Senedd Cymru that receives Royal Assent before 1 January 2026.
(4) Sections 37X and 37Y(1) of the 2019 Act do not apply to a Welsh statutory instrument made before 1 January 2026.
(5) Section 37Z of the 2019 Act does not apply to a Welsh subordinate instrument (within the meaning given by section 3(2) of the 2019 Act) made before 1 January 2026.
(6) Section 37Z1 of the 2019 Act does not apply to a Welsh statutory instrument made before 1 January 2026.
(7) Despite paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the 2025 Act, the following provisions continue to have effect in relation to a Welsh statutory instrument made before 1 January 2026 as they had effect immediately before 1 January 2026—
(a) section 2 of the 1946 Act and regulations 3 and 4 of the Statutory Instruments Regulations 1947;
(b) section 3(1) of the 1946 Act and regulations 9 and 10(2) of those Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/1160/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legislation-procedure-publication-and-repeals-wales-act-2025-commencement-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-order-2025/article-4
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

