The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2009

Made: 18th March 2009

Coming into force: 1st April 2009

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 2009Present,The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Accordingly, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2009.

• (2) This Order shall come into force on 1st April 2009.

Transfer of Functions

2

Functions under section 47 of the Prison Act 1952[^f00002] in relation to education, training and libraries are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the Welsh Ministers.

Transfer of property, rights and liabilities – exception

3

The provisions of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 4 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 do not apply to any documentary or electronic records to which a Minister of the Crown is entitled at the coming into force of this Order, in connection with any function exercisable by the Minister which is transferred by this Order.

Signed

Judith Simpson — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order is made under section 58 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32) and comes into force on 1st April 2009.

This Order provides for certain functions under the Prison Act 1952 (c.52) (“the 1952 Act”) to be transferred to the Welsh Ministers.

Article 3 excludes the transfer to the Welsh Ministers of documentary or electronic records connected with functions included in this Order, which would otherwise take place by operation of paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Government of Wales Act 2006.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c.32.

[^f00002]: 1952 c.52.