# Legislation (Wales) Act 2019, Section 1: Duty to keep accessibility of Welsh law under review

Extent: E+W

(1) The Counsel General must keep the accessibility of Welsh law under review.
(2) In this Part, the “accessibility” of Welsh law means the extent to which it is—
(a) readily available to members of the public in Welsh and English;
(b) published in an up-to-date form in both languages (showing whether enactments are in force and incorporating any amendments made to them);
(c) clearly and logically organised (both within and between enactments);
(d) easy to understand and certain in its effect.
(3) In this Part, “Welsh law” means—
(a) Acts of Senedd Cymru and Assembly Measures;
(b) subordinate legislation made under Acts of Senedd Cymru and Assembly Measures;
(c) any other subordinate legislation made by the Welsh Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales established by the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38), so far as it applies in relation to Wales;
(d) any other enactment or rule of law, so far as it ... could be provided for in an Act of Senedd Cymru.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2019/4/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legislation-wales-act-2019/section-1
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