Section 37G Combining subordinate legislation subject to different Senedd proceduresF1

(1)

This section applies where the responsible authority makes, or proposes to make, subordinate legislation by Welsh statutory instrument that would otherwise be subject to two or more different Senedd procedures.

(2)

The Senedd procedure that is mentioned first in subsection (3) applies and none of the other Senedd procedures apply.

(3)

The Senedd procedures are—

(a)

the Senedd approval procedure (see section 37C);

(b)

the Senedd confirmation procedure (see section 37D);

(c)

the Senedd annulment procedure (see section 37E);

(d)

the requirement (only) to lay the Welsh statutory instrument before Senedd Cymru after the subordinate legislation is made (see section 37F).

(4)

If the responsible authority has made subordinate legislation in a Welsh statutory instrument to which subsection (1) applies, this does not—

(a)

prevent it from making further subordinate legislation in a Welsh statutory instrument to which that subsection does not apply, or

(b)

affect the Senedd procedure that applies to the subordinate legislation contained in such an instrument.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 2A inserted (1.1.2026) by Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 3), ss. 1(2), 9(4); S.I. 2025/1160, art. 2(a) (with art. 3(1)(2))