The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing) (Fire Safety) Order 2010

Made: 12th April 2010

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

At the Court at Winsor Castle, the 12th day of April 2010Present,The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Accordingly, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 95(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:-

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing) (Fire Safety) Order 2010 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Amendments to Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006

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• (1) Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended in accordance with this article.

• (2) In field 11 (housing) insert—

• Matter 11.1 The provision of automatic fire suppression systems in new residential premises. In this matter “new residential premises” means— premises newly constructed for residential use; premises newly converted to residential use; premises converted to use as one or more new residences by subdivision of one or more existing residences; and premises converted to use as one or more new residences by amalgamation of one or more existing residences.

Signed

Judith Simpson — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order amends Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). The effect of the Order is to extend the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales to make laws known as Measures of the National Assembly for Wales (referred to in 2006 Act as “Assembly Measures”). The legislative competence conferred by this Order is subject to general limitations on the exercise of that legislative competence, which apply by virtue of section 94 of, and Schedule 5 to, the 2006 Act.

Article 2 inserts a new matter 11.1 into field 11 (housing) in Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the 2006 Act. Matter 11.1 is about the provision of automatic fire suppression systems in new residential premises (including existing residential premises that are sub-divided or amalgamated so as to convert them to use as one or more new residences).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been carried out since the effect of this Order is only to confer competence on the National Assembly for Wales to legislate.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c. 32.