Transport (Wales) Act 2006
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about transport to, from and within Wales. |
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| Citation | 2006 c 5 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[2] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 February 2006 |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Transport (Wales) Act 2006 (c 5) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was passed in response to a resolution approved by the National Assembly for Wales on 17 March 2004.[3]
Background
The Act was passed alongside the Railways Act 2005 and the Government of Wales Act 2006 and drew upon the recommendations of the Richard Commission on the Assembly's powers.[4]
Provisions
The Act transferred certain powers to the Welsh Assembly Government from local authorities.[5]
The Act required the Welsh Assembly Government to publish a transport strategy.[6]
Section 12 - Commencement
The Transport (Wales) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1403 (W.140) (C.48))[7] was made under this section.
Reception
The Act was described alongside the Railways Act 2005 as the largest transfer of powers to the Assembly between 1999 and 2007 in Contemporary Wales.[8]
References
- Timothy H Jones and Jane M Williams. "Transport (Wales) Act 2006". Current Law Statutes Annotated 2006. Sweet & Maxwell. London. W Green. Edinburgh. 2006. Volume 1. Chapter 5. pp 5-1 to 5-14.
- "Transport (Wales) Act 2006". Halsbury's Statutes of England and Wales. Fourth Edition. LexisNexis. 2008 Reissue of volume 4(1) at page 719. 2009 Reissue of volume 38(2) at pages 676 to 687.
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 17 of this Act.
- ^ The Transport (Wales) Act 2006, section 16
- ^ Explanatory notes, paragraph 3
- ^ Cole, Stuart (1 June 2005). "Devolved Government and Transport—Relationships, Process and Policy". Public Money & Management. 25 (3): 179–185. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9302.2005.00471.x. ISSN 0954-0962.
- ^ "TRANSPORT BILL WALES ATTACKED". Local Government Chronicle. 1 July 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Welsh transport bill is attacked". North Wales Live. 17 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ Digitised copy
- ^ Bradbury, Jonathan; Stafford, Ian (1 March 2010). "The effectiveness of legislative mechanisms for the devolution of powers in the UK: the case of transport devolution to Wales". Public Money & Management. 30 (2): 97–102. doi:10.1080/09540961003665511. ISSN 0954-0962.
External links
- The Transport (Wales) Act 2006, as amended from the National Archives.
- The Transport (Wales) Act 2006, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
- Explanatory notes to the Transport (Wales) Act 2006.
