Both Acts, 1998 and 2006, provided for devolved responsibilities for the Welsh Assembly. It is over these devolved responsibilities that the National Assembly for Wales legislated with the powers of legislation conferred upon it by the 2006 Act. At times, situations may arise where the national assembly sees need to make laws over areas that it has not received devolved powers. In such cases, the procedure aptly followed by the National Assembly for Wales is to apply for these legislative powers using an order known as the Legislative Competency Order. Another alternative that is within reach of the national assembly to get these legislative powers is via parliamentary bills (Gazette Newsdesk, 2015). For each of these legislative powers granted through an Order, approval must first be sought for from the Secretary of State for Wales, all the Houses of Parliament and last but not least, Queen in Council. After this final procedural requirement from the queen, this new devolved area where the Welsh Assembly has received legislative powers over is included in Schedule 5, contained in Part 1 of the Government of Wales Act of 2006. Another important aspect of the milestone Government of Wales Act of 2006 is that it offered a chance for referendums to be conducted so as to decide on whether the assembly could have the competencies for legislation to pass primary laws in all areas covering 20 subject areas without it first seeking the orders of legislative competencies that require that approval of the Queen among others. Recently, in 2011, this position was favored by a referendum that was conducted in Wales on March of that year. On the other hand, if a situation arises where the government of U.K feels need to legislate over any of the devolved areas that the national assembly legislated over, the U.K government would first of all have to move a motion addresses towards the National Assembly for
Both Acts, 1998 and 2006, provided for devolved responsibilities for the Welsh Assembly. It is over these devolved responsibilities that the National Assembly for Wales legislated with the powers of legislation conferred upon it by the 2006 Act. At times, situations may arise where the national assembly sees need to make laws over areas that it has not received devolved powers. In such cases, the procedure aptly followed by the National Assembly for Wales is to apply for these legislative powers using an order known as the Legislative Competency Order. Another alternative that is within reach of the national assembly to get these legislative powers is via parliamentary bills (Gazette Newsdesk, 2015). For each of these legislative powers granted through an Order, approval must first be sought for from the Secretary of State for Wales, all the Houses of Parliament and last but not least, Queen in Council. After this final procedural requirement from the queen, this new devolved area where the Welsh Assembly has received legislative powers over is included in Schedule 5, contained in Part 1 of the Government of Wales Act of 2006. Another important aspect of the milestone Government of Wales Act of 2006 is that it offered a chance for referendums to be conducted so as to decide on whether the assembly could have the competencies for legislation to pass primary laws in all areas covering 20 subject areas without it first seeking the orders of legislative competencies that require that approval of the Queen among others. Recently, in 2011, this position was favored by a referendum that was conducted in Wales on March of that year. On the other hand, if a situation arises where the government of U.K feels need to legislate over any of the devolved areas that the national assembly legislated over, the U.K government would first of all have to move a motion addresses towards the National Assembly for