MS, Counsel General and
Minister for Delivery: Earlier today the Legislation
(Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill and the
accompanying Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Senedd.
This is the second Bill of the Government's programme to improve
the accessibility of Welsh law. It contributes to our objectives
by bringing together and formalising:
- the procedural arrangements for making Welsh subordinate
legislation; and
- the requirements for publishing Acts of Senedd Cymru and all
Welsh subordinate legislation.
The Bill also repeals, amends and disapplies in relation to Wales
provisions and enactments that are no longer of practical utility
or benefit. Such “statute law repeals” have been a feature of the
work of the Law Commission in years gone by but not done in
recent years. Removing unnecessary provisions from the statute
book can help to “declutter” it and bring clarity about the law
that is relevant to Wales.
Finally, this technical Bill makes minor amendments to the
Legislation (Wales) Act 2019. This is because of our experiences
of using that Act since it was passed and because of the codified
arrangements being introduced for making and publishing Welsh
legislation.
I will be making a legislative statement in Plenary tomorrow that
will provide greater detail on all of these matters. I look
forward to working with Members as the Legislation (Procedure,
Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill is scrutinised by the
Senedd.
