Government of Wales Act 2006

...AMs calling for a referendum will be held early in 2010 - time enough for the referendum to be organised for the autumn. Under the Government of Wales Act 2006, such a vote requires a two-thirds majority of AMs. Once the vote occurs, a...

In this article: Welsh Labour, Plaid Cymru, Liberal Democrats, Government of Wales Act 2006, and Rhodri Morgan

...once again reaffirms its commitment to the 'One Wales' (coalition) agreement in relation to a referendum on 'part four powers' (under the Government of Wales Act 2006). "Both parties recognise the difficulties which would be created for a...

In this article: Welsh Labour, Rhodri Morgan, Ieuan Wyn Jones, Plaid Cymru, Government of Wales Act 2006, Peter Hain, Wales, and UK

...proper tools it needs to do the job at hand," she said. Sir Emyr Jones Parry presented the convention report on Wednesday Under the Government of Wales Act 2006, two-thirds of assembly members need to vote in favour of holding a...

In this article: Wales, David Cameron, Peter Hain, Government of Wales Act 2006, and Welsh Conservative

...on the colonial power has crushed our autonomy and made us dependent. In fact it has infantilised us. "The arrangements of the Government of Wales Act 2006 - whereby requests for power are scrutinised in London and may be refused - is...

In this article: Wales, Imperialism, Aberystwyth University, Government of Wales Act 2006, and Welsh National Opera

...Peter Hain's commitment to devolution," he said. "It was he who put primary legislative powers for Wales on the statute book in the Government of Wales Act 2006. History will judge that he was one of the architects of devolution. " Plaid...

In this article: Welsh Labour, Peter Hain, Wales, Plaid Cymru, Awayday, and Government of Wales Act 2006

...of exceptions in this proposed order reflects the complexity of this field of legislation... such a sweeping use risks making the Government of Wales Act 2006 unwieldy and incomprehensible". The way the LCO has been drafted complicates the...

In this article: Climate change, Government of Wales Act 2006, Carbon, Plaid Cymru, Labour, House of Lords, and Rhodri Morgan

...devolved to the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG). In particular, Wales now has a Spatial Plan and Welsh Ministers have a duty to under the Government of Wales Act 2006 to promote sustainable development. The context for planning policy in...

In this article: Wales, Town and country planning, WAG, England, Sustainable development, Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, and Government of Wales Act 2006

...Assembly was organised, and introduced the de facto split between the legislature and the executive that was later formalised in the Government of Wales Act 2006. "To a large extent, he has been responsible for the fact that far fewer people...

In this article: Rhodri Morgan, Welsh Labour, David Davies, Ron Davies, Mike German, Labour Party, and Wales

The Government of Wales Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reforms the National Assembly for Wales and allows further powers to be granted to it more easily. The Act creates a system of government with a separate...

In this article: Government of Wales Act 2006, Wales, Plaid Cymru, and Parliament of the United Kingdom

...2000) was the first assembly government and was a minority government. Please note that Deputy Ministers prior to the enactment of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (enactment and legal separation takes place on appointment of the First...

In this article: Wales, Government of Wales Act 2006, Alun Michael, Plaid Cymru, Liberal Democrats, and Dafydd Elis-Thomas