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Section 59: Duty of the Welsh Ministers to issue a policy statement

Localism Act 2011 · 2011 c. 20View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: EU financial sanctions: Wales

The Welsh Ministers must publish a statement of policy with respect to—

the designation of Welsh public authorities under section 62;
the imposition and variation of requirements to make payments under this Part; and
such other matters relating to the operation of the provisions of this Part as the Welsh Ministers may think it appropriate to include in the statement.

The Welsh Ministers may from time to time revise and republish the statement of policy required by this section.

A revised statement of policy may include saving or transitional provisions relating to the continued application for any purpose of any provisions of an earlier published version of the statement.

The Welsh Ministers must consult such persons as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate before publishing, or revising and republishing, the statement of policy required by this section.

In exercising functions under this Part in relation to an EU financial sanction which has been or may be imposed on the United Kingdom—

the Welsh Ministers, and
a panel established under section 63,

must have regard to the statement of policy most recently published under this section.

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