Part 3Welsh tribunals

I159The Welsh tribunals

1

In this Part “"Welsh tribunal”” means—

a

the Agricultural Land Tribunal for Wales or Tribiwnlys Tir Amaethyddol Cymru;

b

the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales;

c

a rent assessment committee constituted in accordance with Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977 (including a leasehold valuation tribunal and a residential property tribunal);

F1d

the Education Tribunal for Wales or Tribiwnlys Addysg Cymru;

e

a tribunal constituted in accordance with Schedule 3 to the Education Act 2005 (registration of inspectors in Wales: tribunals hearing appeals under section 27);

f

a tribunal drawn from the Adjudication Panel for Wales or Panel Dyfarnu Cymru;

g

the Welsh Language Tribunal or Tribiwnlys y Gymraeg.

2

Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend subsection (1)—

a

so as to remove or revise a paragraph,

b

so as to add or substitute a tribunal whose functions—

i

are exercisable only in relation to Wales, and

ii

do not relate to reserved matters (within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 2006), or

c

so as to make amendments (to provisions of this Part or other enactments) that are consequential on an amendment within paragraph (a) or (b).

3

No recommendation is to be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order in Council under this section unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the Order in Council has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.

4

Subsection (3) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing an Order in Council that only makes—

a

provision for the omission of a paragraph in subsection (1) where the tribunal concerned has ceased to exist,

b

provision for the variation of a paragraph in consequence of a change of name or transfer of functions, or

c

amendments within subsection (2)(c).

Such an Order in Council is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Assembly.