Introductory text

Section 28(1) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 4 to, the Government of Wales Act 1998^f1 (“the 1998 Act”), enable the National Assembly to transfer to itself the statutory functions of the Council established for Wales under section 2 of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964^f2.

The National Assembly considers that the statutory functions of the Council, namely the functions of advising the National Assembly upon such matters connected with the provision or use of library facilities whether under the 1964 Act or otherwise and upon any questions referred to the Council by the National Assembly, are functions which require advice to be given to the National Assembly itself, and therefore come within section 28(2)(a) of the 1998 Act.