Wales Act 2014
 David Jones | |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 17 December 2014 |
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| Amends | Government of Wales Act 1998 Government of Wales Act 2006 |
| Amended by | Wales Act 2017 |
Status: Amended | |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Wales Act 2014[1] (c. 29) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The bill was introduced to the
David Jones.[3] The purpose of the bill was to implement some of the recommendations of the Silk Commission aimed at devolving further powers from the United Kingdom to Wales
.
It passed the final hurdles in Parliament and received Royal assent on 17 December 2014, becoming law.[4]
Provisions
The act's provisions include the following:[1]
- Devolving Welsh Assembly to replace them with new taxes specific to Wales.[5]Further taxes can also be devolved, with the agreement of the UK Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.
- Providing for a referendum in Wales on whether an element of income tax should be devolved. If there is a vote in favour then the Welsh Assembly will be able to set a Welsh income tax rate. Fluctuations in revenues will be managed by new borrowing powers for Welsh Ministers.
- Extending Welsh Assembly terms permanently from four to five years in order to reduce the chance of Assembly elections clashing with general elections to the Westminster Parliament as a result of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.
- Removing the prohibition on candidates in Welsh Assembly elections from standing in a constituency and also being on the regional list.
- Prohibiting Welsh Assembly Members from also being MPs (see dual mandate).
- Formally changing the Welsh Assembly Government’s name to the Welsh Government.
- Clarifying the position of the First Minister between dissolution of the Assembly and an Assembly election.
- Allowing Welsh Ministers to set a limit for the amount of housing debt that individual local housing authorities in Wales may hold. The UK Treasury will limit the total Welsh housing debt.
- Requiring the Law Commission to provide advice and information to Welsh Ministers on the law reform matters that they referred to the Commission.
See also
- Welsh devolution
- Commission on Devolution in Wales
- St David's Day Agreement
- Wales Act 2017
- Government of Wales Act 2006
References
- ^ a b legislation.gov.uk Wales Act 2014
- ^ "Press release: David Jones and Danny Alexander introduce Wales Bill in Parliament". Gov.UK. 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Wales Bill". UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Parliament Wales Act 2014
- ^ "Welsh taxes to be in place by 2018 under Wales Bill timetable unveiled by the UK Government". Wales Online. 20 March 2014.
External links
- legislation.gov.uk Wales Act 2014
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