10. The Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations 2020

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:58 pm on 24 November 2020.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 5:58, 24 November 2020

(Translated)

In order for the interpretation provision to work properly, it's important that we ensure that every term and definition that is relevant is included. That's why this Senedd agreed to provide powers to Ministers in section 6(2) of the Act to allow them to update the legislation through secondary legislation. These regulations represent the first time that we've made use of those powers. Legislation is occasionally passed, as in this case, by the Westminster Parliament, and we then need to standardise definitions in Welsh legislation. In this case, it became apparent that we needed to amend the definitions in the legislation Act once the amendments to the Sentencing Bill had been dealt with in Westminster, but it's inevitable that this will be something that happens from time to time on complex projects such as the sentencing code.

In conclusion, Llywydd, I thank the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee for its work in scrutinising these regulations and the explanatory memorandum. It's always a pleasure to receive approval in a report from the committee.