Wales Act 2014
2014 c. 29An 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.
Enacted[17th December 2014]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
PART 1 The Assembly and Welsh Government¶
National Assembly for Wales¶
F171 Frequency of Assembly ordinary general elections¶
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F162 Removal of restriction on standing for election for both constituency and electoral region¶
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 MPs to be disqualified from membership of Assembly¶
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Welsh Government¶
4 The Welsh Government¶
5 First Minister: removal of power to designate after dissolution of Assembly¶
In section 46 of GOWA 2006 (the First Minister), at the end of subsection (5)(c) (designation if First Minister ceases to be Assembly member) insert “ otherwise than by reason of a dissolution ”.PART 2 Finance¶
Introductory¶
6 Taxation: introductory¶
7 Amendments relating to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs¶
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Welsh rates of income tax¶
I198 Welsh rates of income tax¶
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I209 Welsh basic, higher and additional rates of income tax¶
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10 Welsh taxpayers for social security or child support purposes¶
After section 155 of GOWA 2006 insert—I111 Amendments to the definition of a Scottish taxpayer¶
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F412 Referendum about commencement of income tax provisions¶
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F513 Proposal for referendum by Assembly¶
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Commencement of income tax provisions F2... ¶
Welsh tax on land transactions¶
15 Welsh tax on transactions involving interests in land¶
16 Disapplication of UK stamp duty land tax¶
17 Information on Welsh land transactions¶
Welsh tax on disposals to landfill¶
18 Welsh tax on disposals to landfill¶
19 Disapplication of UK landfill tax¶
Borrowing¶
I220 Borrowing by the Welsh Ministers¶
I2221 Repeal of existing borrowing power¶
Budgetary procedures¶
F1522 Budgetary procedures¶
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23 Reports on the implementation and operation of this Part¶
PART 3 Miscellaneous¶
24 Local housing authorities: limits on housing revenue account debt¶
25 The work of the Law Commission so far as relating to Wales¶
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PART 4 General¶
26 Orders¶
Any power to make an order under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.27 Interpretation¶
In this Act—- “the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;
- “enactment” includes a Measure or Act of the Assembly and subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978);
- “financial year” means the 12 months ending with 31 March;
- “GOWA 2006” means the Government of Wales Act 2006;
- “modifications” includes amendments, repeals and revocations;
- “tax year” means a year beginning on 6 April and ending on the following 5 April.
28 Power to make supplementary, consequential, etc provision¶
29 Commencement¶
30 Extent and short title¶
SCHEDULES
F3SCHEDULE 1 ¶
Referendum about commencement of income tax provisions
Section 12
F3Entitlement to vote¶
F3Conduct etc of referendum¶
F3Referendum question and statement¶
F3Date of referendum¶
F3Referendum period¶
F3Combination of polls¶
F3Assistance for designated organisations¶
F3Information and encouraging participation¶
F3Referendum material¶
F3Funding and accounts¶
F3No legal challenge to referendum result¶
F3Supplementary¶
F3Interpretation¶
SCHEDULE 2 ¶
Welsh tax on land transactions: consequential amendments
Section 16
Finance Act 1931¶
Finance Act 2003¶
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Finance Act 2009¶
Scotland Act 2012¶
Footnotes
- I1S. 11 partly in force; s. 11 not in force at Royal Assent; s. 11(1)-(4)(7)(b)(8)(b) in force 17.2.2015, see s. 29(2)(b)(4)
- I2S. 20 in force at 1.1.2017 by S.I. 2016/1264, art. 2
- F1S. 12 cross-heading omitted (31.3.2017) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 17(2)(c), 71(2)(d) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6)
- F2Words in s. 14 heading omitted (31.3.2017) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 17(3)(b), 71(2)(d) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6)
- F3Sch. 1 omitted (31.3.2017) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 17(2)(a), 71(2)(d) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6)
- F4S. 12 omitted (31.3.2017) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 17(2)(a), 71(2)(d) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6)
- F5S. 13 omitted (31.3.2017) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 17(2)(b), 71(2)(d) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6)
- F6S. 14(1) omitted (31.3.2017) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 17(3)(a), 71(2)(d) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6)
- F7S. 23(8) omitted (31.3.2017) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 17(4), 71(2)(d) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6)
- F8Words in s. 29(2)(b) substituted (31.3.2017) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 17(5)(a), 71(2)(d) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6)
- F9Words in s. 29(4) substituted (31.3.2017) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 17(5)(b)(i), 71(2)(d) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6)
- F10Words in s. 29(4) omitted (31.3.2017) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 17(5)(b)(ii), 71(2)(d) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6)
- F11Sch. 2 para. 9A inserted (15.3.2018) by Finance Act 2018 (c. 3), s. 41(7)
- I3S. 16(4) has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I4S. 19(3) has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(b)
- I5Sch. 2 para. 3 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I6Sch. 2 para. 4 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I7Sch. 2 para. 5 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I8Sch. 2 para. 6 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I9Sch. 2 para. 7 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I10Sch. 2 para. 8 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I11Sch. 2 para. 9 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I12Sch. 2 para. 10 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I13Sch. 2 para. 11 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I14Sch. 2 para. 12 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I15Sch. 2 para. 1 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I16Sch. 2 para. 14 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I17Sch. 2 para. 15 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- I18Sch. 2 para. 16 has effect as specified by The Wales Act 2014, Sections 16 and 19 (Disapplication of UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax) (Appointed Date) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/214), art. 2(a)
- F12S. 6(3) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 6 para. 99 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(r)
- F13S. 6(7)-(9) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 6 para. 99 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(r)
- F14S. 7(14) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 6 para. 100 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(r)
- F15S. 22 omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 6 para. 101 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(r)
- I19S. 8 in force at 24.7.2018 by S.I. 2018/892, art. 3 (with arts. 5, 6, 8)
- I20S. 9 in force at 24.7.2018 by S.I. 2018/892, art. 3 (with arts. 5, 6, 8)
- I21S. 11(5)(6)(7)(a)(8)(a) in force at 24.7.2018 by S.I. 2018/892, art. 4 (with art. 7)
- F16S. 2 omitted (24.8.2024) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 10(14), 25(2)(b) (with s. 24(1))
- I22S. 21 in force at 1.1.2017, see s. 29(7) and S.I. 2016/1264, art. 2
- F17S. 1 omitted (coming into force in accordance with s. 25(3) of the amending Act) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 3(2), 25(3) (with s. 24(3))