Section 37N Official versions and certified copies of Welsh statutory instrumentsF1

(1)

As soon as practicable after a Welsh statutory instrument is made, the responsible authority must make and send a certified copy of the instrument to—

(a)

the National Library for Wales, and

(b)

the King’s Printer for Wales.

(2)

When sending a certified copy of a Welsh statutory instrument to the King’s Printer for Wales in accordance with subsection (1)(b), the responsible authority must also provide the following information—

(a)

the date on which the instrument was made;

(b)

the date or dates the instrument comes into force, or a description of how it is to come into force;

(c)

the subject heading or headings that the responsible authority has assigned to the instrument, based on its subject matter;

(d)

the Senedd procedure (see Part 2A) to which the subordinate legislation contained in the instrument is subject.

(3)

A certified copy of a Welsh statutory instrument—

(a)

is a copy of that instrument that is certified by the responsible authority as being a true copy, and

(b)

may be in electronic form.

(4)

The requirement to send a certified copy of a Welsh statutory instrument to the National Library for Wales does not apply to an instrument classified by the responsible authority as a local instrument.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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