Citation 29 Royal assent 17 December 2014 | Introduced by David Jones | |
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Long title An Act to make provision about elections to and membership of the National Assembly for Wales; to make provision about the Welsh Assembly Government; to make provision about the setting by the Assembly of rates of income tax to be paid by Welsh taxpayers and about the devolution of taxation powers to the Assembly; to make related amendments to Part 4A of the Scotland Act 1998; to make provision about borrowing by the Welsh Ministers; to make miscellaneous amendments in the law relating to Wales; and for connected purposes. Territorial extent Although the main provisions of the Act extend to the whole of the United Kingdom, its practical application is limited to matters which affect Wales |
The Wales Act 2014 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 20 March 2014 by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander and Secretary of State for Wales, David Jones. 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.
Provisions
The Act's provisions include the following:
References
Wales Act 2014 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA