9 Super-majority requirement for certain legislation
Wales Act 2017 (2017 c 4) | Legislation

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9  Super-majority requirement for certain legislation

In the Government of Wales Act 2006, after section 111 insert—

“111A Bills with protected subject-matter: super-majority requirement

(1)     For the purposes of this Part a provision of a Bill relates to a protected subject-matter if it would modify, or confer power to modify, any of the matters listed in subsection (2) (but not if the provision is incidental to or consequential on another provision of the Bill).

(2)     The matters are—

(a)     the name of the Assembly,

(b)     the persons entitled to vote as electors at an election for membership of the Assembly,

(c)     the system by which members of the Assembly are returned,

(d)     the specification

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