Statutory instrument for Welsh regs - CA 1989 s.104A
Regulations made by Welsh Ministers under CA 1989 s.31A or Part 7 are made by statutory instrument and subject to annulment by the National Assembly for Wales.
104A Any power of the Welsh Ministers under section 31A or Part 7 to make regulations shall be exercisable by statutory instrument. Any such statutory instrument shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.
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What it actually says
This section requires the Welsh Ministers to use a statutory instrument when they make regulations under section 31A (care and supervision orders) or Part 7 (private fostering) of the Children Act 1989. A statutory instrument is a formal type of delegated legislation.
Once made, the statutory instrument can be annulled if the National Assembly for Wales passes a resolution against it. This gives the Welsh Assembly a veto over these regulations. The provision does not say what the regulations contain, only how they are made and how they can be stopped.
When it applies
- The Welsh Ministers publish a statutory instrument setting new rules for care plans under section 31A.
- The Welsh Ministers issue regulations under Part 7 about notifying local authorities of private fostering arrangements.
- A member of the National Assembly for Wales tables a motion to annul a statutory instrument made under this provision.
- The Welsh Ministers amend an existing statutory instrument following the same procedure.
- The National Assembly for Wales debates and votes on a resolution to annul a statutory instrument concerning fostering regulations.
What this section does not say
- What the substantive content of the regulations is (e.g. the specific requirements for care orders).
- How a private fostering arrangement should operate in practice.
- The rights of parents or children under the regulations.
- The procedure for making regulations under other parts of the Children Act 1989 (these are covered by section 104).
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