Government of Wales Act 1998
The Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) is a Welsh devolution Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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| Long title | An Act to establish and make provision about the National Assembly for Wales and the offices of Auditor General for Wales and Welsh Administration Ombudsman; to reform certain Welsh public bodies and abolish certain other Welsh public bodies; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 1998 Chapter 38 |
| Introduced by | Ron Davies, Secretary of State for Wales |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
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| Royal assent | 31 July 1998 |
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| Relates to | Referendums (Scotland & Wales) Act 1997, Scotland Act 1998, Northern Ireland Act 1998 |
Status: Amended | |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
It was passed in 1998 by the Labour government to create a Welsh Assembly, therefore granting Wales a degree of self-government. This legislative body would later come to be known as the Senedd Cymru, or the Welsh Parliament.