how does the government of wales act affect you?

The immediate effect of the Government of Wales Act 2006 is that within a devolved Wales:

the executive role of the Ministers forming WAG is both formalised and strengthened.
the role of the new Assembly is entirely different.

Both public bodies working within a devolved Wales (who are accountable to the Ministers and through them to the Assembly) and commercial and voluntary organisations wishing to conduct business in Wales need to understand how the new arrangements will work and the relationships each organisation will wish to secure either with the appropriate Minister and their officials and/or with representative Assembly Members of the National Assembly for Wales.

Given the new powers of the National Assembly for Wales to make primary legislation, public bodies, the voluntary sector and businesses will need to monitor the powers of the Assembly in terms of its emerging and changing legislative competence to make Assembly Measures. Morgan Cole can help you:

to track through the emerging legislative powers of the Assembly
to keep you informed of Ministerial proposals to make new law
to advise you how you may effectively contribute to the consultation process.

" Is it legal in Wales?" Gradually, within the devolved fields set out in Schedule 5 of the Act, the law of Wales will significantly diverge and Wales will have its own statute book.

Morgan Cole can provide you with up to date guidance and assistance in tracking the law, understanding its implications for your organisation and advising you how to make the best of new opportunities to contribute your ideas as to how future Welsh law may be shaped in devolved fields where your organisation has a specific interest.