{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-model-code-of-conduct-wales-order-2008/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-model-code-of-conduct-wales-order-2008/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2008/788",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-model-code-of-conduct-wales-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES\nMade 20 March 2008\nLaid before the National Assembly for Wales 25 March 2008\nComing into force 18 April 2008\nThe Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by sections 50(2), 50(3), 50(4), 50(4E), 81(2), 81(3) and 105 of the Local Government Act 2000 and now vested in them, having carried out such consultation as is required by virtue of section 50(5) of that Act and being satisfied that the model code of conduct being issued under section 50(2) is consistent with the principles specified in the Conduct of Members (Principles) (Wales) Order 2001 made pursuant to section 49(2), make the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Order applied (with modifications) (22.11.2012) by The Police and Crime Panels (Application of Local Authority Enactments) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2734), regs. 1(1), 3-6, Sch. Pt. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 22. Section 50 is amended by section 183 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The functions of the National Assembly for Wales under sections 50, 81 and 105 were transferred to the Welsh Ministers under paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/2276 (W.166) as amended by S.I. 2005/2929 (W.214)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2008/788/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:58:39.896140+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}