The National Assembly for Wales (Letters Patent) Order 2011

Made: 16th March 2011

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 23rd March 2011

Coming into force: 5th May 2011

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of March 2011Present,The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 116(3) of the Government of Wales Act 2006[^f00001], is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Title, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) The title of this Order is the National Assembly for Wales (Letters Patent) Order 2011 and it comes into force on 5th May 2011.

• (2) In this Order “Letters Patent” (“Breinlythyrau”) means Letters Patent signed with Her Majesty’s own hand signifying Her Assent to a Bill passed by the National Assembly for Wales.

Form of Letters Patent

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The form of words to be used in Letters Patent is that set out in the Schedule to this Order subject only to such variations as are necessitated by the circumstances.

Preparation of Letters Patent

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Letters Patent may be printed or written or partly printed and partly written, and may be prepared on paper or parchment.

Publication of Letters Patent

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As soon as is reasonably practicable after Letters Patent under the Welsh Seal are notified to the Clerk, the Keeper of the Welsh Seal must arrange for the Letters Patent to be published in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

SCHEDULE — Form of Letters Patent

Signed

Judith Simpson — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 107(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (“the 2006 Act”) provides that a Bill passed by the National Assembly for Wales (“the Assembly”) becomes an Act on receipt of Royal Assent.

Section 115(4) of the 2006 Act provides that such a Bill receives Royal Assent when Letters Patent under the Welsh Seal signed with Her Majesty’s own hand signifying Her Assent are notified to the Clerk of the Assembly.

Section 116(1) of the 2006 Act provides for there to be a Welsh Seal.

Section 116(3) of the 2006 Act provides that Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision as to the form and manner of preparation and the publication of such Letters Patent.

This Order prescribes the form of words to be used in Letters Patent signifying Royal Assent to Bills passed by the Assembly. It also makes provision as to the preparation and publication of the Letters Patent.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c. 32.