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| Long title | An Act to make provision about elections to and membership of the National Assembly for Wales; to make provision about the Welsh Assembly Government; to make provision about the setting by the Assembly of rates of income tax to be paid by Welsh taxpayers and about the devolution of taxation powers to the Assembly; to make related amendments to Part 4A of the Scotland Act 1998; to make provision about borrowing by the Welsh Ministers; to make miscellaneous amendments in the law relating to Wales; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2014 c. 29 |
| Introduced by | David Jones |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 17 December 2014 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Government of Wales Act 1998 Government of Wales Act 2006 |
| Amended by | Wales Act 2017 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Wales Act 2014[1] (c. 29) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 20 March 2014[2] by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander and Secretary of State for Wales, David Jones.[3] The purpose of the bill was to implement some of the recommendations of the Silk Commission aimed at devolving further powers from the United Kingdom to Wales.
It passed the final hurdles in Parliament and received Royal assent on 17 December 2014, becoming law.[4]
- ^ legislation.gov.uk Wales Act 2014
- ^ "Press release: David Jones and Danny Alexander introduce Wales Bill in Parliament". Gov.UK. 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Wales Bill". UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Parliament Wales Act 2014