# The Wales Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are the second commencement Regulations made under the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4) (“the Act”).
Regulation 2 brings into force section 21 of the Act relating to the transfer of Ministerial functions, in particular those provisions which allow for functions to be exercised concurrently or jointly with a Minister of the Crown or with the agreement of, or after consultation with, a Minister of the Crown.
Regulation 2 also brings into force section 49 of the Act relating to water, which makes provision allowing for modification of a previously conferred or transferred water-related function; and those providing for such functions to be exercisable concurrently or jointly with a Minister of the Crown or the Welsh Ministers, or only with the agreement of, or after consultation with, a Minister of the Crown or the Welsh Ministers.
These provisions come into force four months after the day on which these Regulations are made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/893/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wales-act-2017-commencement-no-2-regulations-2017/note
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