UNITED KINGDOM STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
2021 No. 141
Constitutional Law
Devolution, Wales
The Senedd Cymru (Letters Patent and Proclamations) Order 2021
Made 10th February 2021
Laid before Senedd Cymru 11th February 2021
Coming into force 4th March 2021
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 10th day of February 2021
Present,
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, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
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Title, commencement and interpretationTitle, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Senedd Cymru (Letters Patent and Proclamations) Order 2021 and it comes into force on 4th March 2021.
(2) In this Order—
(a)
(a) “the 2006 Act” means the Government of Wales Act 2006;
(b)
(b) “Letters Patent” means Letters Patent signed with Her Majesty’s own hand signifying Her Assent to a Bill passed by Senedd Cymru;
(c)
(c) “proclamations” means royal proclamations under sections 4(2) and 5(4) of the 2006 Act.
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Form of Letters Patent and proclamationsForm of Letters Patent and proclamations
2. The form of words to be used—
(a) in Letters Patent is that set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order,
(b) in proclamations under section 4(2) of the 2006 Act is that set out in Part 2 of that Schedule, and
(c) in proclamations under section 5(4) of the 2006 Act is that set out in Part 3 of that Schedule,
subject only to such variations as are necessitated by the circumstances.
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Preparation of Letters Patent and proclamationsPreparation of Letters Patent and proclamations
3. Letters Patent and proclamations may be printed or written or partly printed and partly written, and may be prepared on paper or parchment.
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Publication of Letters Patent and proclamationsPublication of Letters Patent and proclamations
4.—(1) As soon as is reasonably practicable after Letters Patent under the Welsh Seal are notified to the Clerk of the Senedd, the Keeper of the Welsh Seal must arrange for the Letters Patent to be published in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.
(2) Proclamations must be published in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.
Richard Tilbrook
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
SCHEDULE
Article 2
Form of documents
PART 1
Letters Patent
“ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To Our Trusty and well beloved the Members of the Senedd GREETING:
FORASMUCH as one or more Bills have been passed by Senedd Cymru and have been submitted to Us for Our Royal Assent by the Presiding Officer of Senedd Cymru in accordance with the Government of Wales Act 2006 the short Titles of which Bills are set forth in the Schedule hereto but those Bills by virtue of the Government of Wales Act 2006 do not become Acts of Senedd Cymru nor have effect in the Law without Our Royal Assent signified by Letters Patent under Our Welsh Seal signed with Our own hand We have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made and have signed them and by them do give Our Royal Assent to those Bills which shall be taken and accepted as good and perfect Acts of the Senedd and be put in due execution accordingly COMMANDING ALSO the Keeper of Our Welsh Seal to seal these Our Letters with that Seal.
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