Government of Wales Act 1998

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Government of Wales Act 1998

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to establish and make provision about the National Assembly for Wales and the offices of Auditor General for Wales and Welsh Administration Ombudsman; to reform certain Welsh public bodies and abolish certain other Welsh public bodies; and for connected purposes.
Citation	1998 Chapter 38
Introduced by	Ron Davies, Secretary of State for Wales
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	31 July 1998
Other legislation
Amended by	Learning and Skills Act 2000 Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Government of Wales Act 2006 Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 Wales Act 2014
Relates to	Referendums (Scotland & Wales) Act 1997, Scotland Act 1998, Northern Ireland Act 1998
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It was passed in 1998 by the Labour government to create a Welsh Assembly, therefore granting Wales a degree of self-government.

Background[]

The Act led to the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales in 1999, after the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum which narrowly approved devolution.

Provisions[]

The Act's provisions include the following:

• Transferring most of the powers of the Secretary of State for Wales to the National Assembly for Wales.
• Transferring , Education and Learning Wales, Historic Buildings Council for Wales, Library Advisory Council for Wales, Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, Wales Tourist Board, Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board, Welsh Development Agency, Welsh Language Board, Environment Agency Wales, Countryside Council for Wales, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, Arts Council of Wales, National Library of Wales, National Museum of Wales, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, Sports Council for Wales and Forestry Commission Wales to the National Assembly for Wales.
• Abolishing , Land Authority for Wales, Residuary Body for Wales and Housing for Wales.
• Establishing position of the Auditor General for Wales.

See also[]

• Scotland Act 1998
• Royal Commission on the Constitution (United Kingdom)
• Government of Wales Act 2006