A New Online Resource That Lets You See the Laws Made Inwales ; Thursday Essay Devolution has Unleashed a Revolution in the Laws That Govern Wales and a Team of Academics Have Decided to Create a Unique Statute Book for the Nation. Cardiff University's Marie Navarro, Manon George and David Lambert Describe Their Unfolding Project

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THE powers devolved to Wales since 1999 are legally complicated. The main complication is that no field is fully devolved, which means that in every devolved area either central Government or the Welsh Assembly Government exercise powers for Wales. The division of power is negotiated on an individual basis between the Assembly Government and each Whitehall department.

In 1999, Cardiff Law School created the Wales Legislation Online Service in order to assist members of the Welsh Assembly Government and the National Assembly for Wales, the legal profession, academia, the private sector and the wider public to identify the functions transferred to and performed by the National Assembly for Wales and by the Welsh Assembly Government. It is the only comprehensive statement of the powers which have been devolved to Wales.

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A New Online Resource That Lets You See the Laws Made Inwales ; Thursday Essay Devolution has Unleashed a Revolution in the Laws That Govern Wales and a Team of Academics Have Decided to Create a Unique Statute Book for the Nation. Cardiff University's Marie Navarro, Manon George and David Lambert Describe Their Unfolding Project

It also lists all laws made in Wales by the Assembly and the Welsh Assembly Government since devolution began.

Wales Legislation Online is a unique electronic legal service: it is sp...

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