PART 2INTERPRETATION AND OPERATION OF WELSH LEGISLATION

Application and effect of Part

I1I43Legislation to which this Part applies

1

This Part applies to—

a

this Act;

b

F5Acts of Senedd Cymru that receive Royal Assent on or after F31 January 2020;

c

Welsh subordinate instruments that are made on or after F61 January 2020.

2

Welsh subordinate instrument” means an instrument (whether or not that instrument is a statutory instrument) containing only one or both of the following—

a

subordinate legislation that is made under an F4Act of Senedd Cymru or an Assembly Measure, whether by the Welsh Ministers or by any other person;

b

subordinate legislation that—

i

is made under an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom or F2assimilated direct legislation,

ii

is made only by the Welsh Ministers or any other devolved Welsh authority (within the meaning given by section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)), and

iii

applies only in relation to Wales.

3

References in the rest of this Part to an F4Act of Senedd Cymru or a Welsh subordinate instrument are (unless otherwise provided) references to an F4Act of Senedd Cymru or Welsh subordinate instrument to which this Part applies by virtue of subsection (1).

F14

In relation to subordinate legislation that relates to fishing, fisheries or fish health and is made after section 45 of the Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22) comes into force, the reference in subsection (2)(b)(iii) to Wales includes the area of the Welsh zone beyond the seaward limits of the territorial sea.

I2I34Effect of provisions in this Part

1

Where this Part applies to an F4Act of Senedd Cymru or a Welsh subordinate instrument, the provisions in this Part have effect in relation to the Act or instrument except so far as—

a

express provision is made to the contrary, or

b

the context requires otherwise.

2

The exception in subsection (1) does not apply to section 5 (equal status of texts of bilingual legislation).

3

Paragraph (b) of that exception does not apply to—

a

section 10 (references to time of day);

b

section 28 (application of Welsh legislation to the Crown);

c

section 33 (repeals and revocations do not revive law previously repealed, revoked or abolished).