Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee
Report: CLA(4)-04-12 : 5 March 2012
The Committee reports to the Assembly as follows:
Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Negative Resolution Instruments
CLA96 - The Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2012
Procedure: Negative.
Date made: 8 February 2012.
Date laid: 13 February 2012.
Coming in to force date:6 March 2012
CLA97 - The Education (Wales) Measure 2009 (Pilot) Regulations 2012
Procedure: Negative.
Date made: 8 February 2012.
Date laid: 13 February 2012.
Coming in to force date:6 March 2012
CLA98 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Deferred Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2012
Procedure: Negative.
Date made: 20 February 2012.
Date laid: 23 February 2012.
Coming in to force date:16 March 2012
CLA99 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Procedure: Negative.
Date made: 20 February 2012.
Date laid: 23 February 2012.
Coming in to force date:16 March 2012
CLA100 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2012
Procedure: Negative.
Date made: 20 February 2012.
Date laid: 23 February 2012.
Coming in to force date:16 March 2012
Affirmative Resolution Instruments
None
Instruments that raise reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Negative Resolution Instruments
None
Affirmative Resolution Instruments
None
Other Business
Committee Correspondence
Welsh Government Guidelines on Choice of Affirmative or Negative Procedure in Subordinate Legislation
The Committee noted the Counsel General’s response dated 28 February 2012 to the Chair’s letter dated 16 February 2012 regarding the publication of the Welsh Government Guidelines on Choice of Affirmative or Negative Procedure in Subordinate Legislation. The Committee agreed to review how the Guidelines work in the light of experience of scrutinising Assembly Bills in around 18 months’ time.
The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012
The Committee had a preliminary discussion on The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 and decided to invite the Environment and Sustainability Committee and the Enterprise and Business Committee to consider the Order from a policy perspective.
Committee Inquiries: Inquiry into the establishment of a separate Welsh jurisdiction
The Committee took oral evidence from Professor John Williams, Department of Law and Criminology, Aberystwyth University. Professor Williams agreed to provide additional information on the distribution of the first employment for the Aberystwyth Legal Practice Course graduates and the graduates of the Department of Law and Criminology of Aberystwyth University.
Resolution to Meet in Private
In accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi) the Committee resolved to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting to discuss the evidence submitted thus far on the Inquiry into the establishment of a separate Welsh jurisdiction and to agree the Committee’s reports on the Inquiry into the Granting of Powers to Welsh Ministers in UK Laws and The Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill. The Committee also discussed options for timetabling its meetings at alternative times.
David Melding AM
Chair, Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee
5 March 2012