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Government of Wales Act 1998

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156Defined expressions

In this Act the expressions listed below are defined by, or otherwise fall to be construed in accordance with, the provisions indicated—

the Assemblysection 1(1)
Assembly constituencysection 2(2) and Schedule 1
Assembly electoral regionsection 2(2) and Schedule 1
Assembly First Secretarysection 53
Assembly general subordinate legislationsection 58(6)
Assembly memberssection 2(3)
Assembly Secretarysection 53
Audit Committeesection 60
Auditor General for Walessection 90(1)
Committee of Public Accountssection 155(4)
Community lawsection 155(1)
constituency votesection 4(2)
the Convention rightssection 107(5)
cross-border bodyparagraph 3(2) of Schedule 3
delegatesection 155(1)
deputy presiding officersection 52(1)(b) and (2)
electoral region figuresection 6(3)
electoral region votesection 4(3)
enactmentsection 155(1)
English border areaparagraph 3(2) of Schedule 3
executive committeesection 56
financial yearsection 155(3)
first financial year of the Assemblysection 155(3)
functionssection 155(1)
largest party with an executive rolesection 59(7)
local government schemesection 113(1)
Minister of the Crownsection 155(1)
ordinary electionsection 2(4)
Partnership Councilsection 113(2)
presiding officersection 52(1)(a) and (2)
regional committeesection 61
regional returning officersection 11(6)
registered political partysection 4(8)
regulatory appraisalsection 65(1)
relevant Parliamentary procedural provisionsection 44(3)
subject committeesection 57
subordinate legislationsection 155(1)
subordinate legislation proceduressection 64
subordinate legislation scrutiny committeesection 58
Walessection 155(1) and (2)
Welsh Administration Ombudsmansection 111
Welsh public recordssection 118

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